Ownership and Management Information

1. Journal Identity

Journal Name: MUST: Journal of Mathematics Education, Science and Technology
Publisher: UMSurabaya Publishing, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Indonesia
Journal Type: Peer-reviewed scientific journal
Access Model: Open Access
Publication Frequency: Twice a year, in July and December
ISSN (Online): 2541-4674
ISSN (Print): 2541-6057
Official Website: https://journal.um-surabaya.ac.id/matematika

2. Ownership Information

MUST: Journal of Mathematics Education, Science and Technology is a scientific journal published by UMSurabaya Publishing, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Indonesia. The journal is associated with the Mathematics Education Department, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya.

MUST is committed to disseminating high-quality scientific research and scholarly contributions in mathematics education, mathematics, science, technology, and related interdisciplinary fields. The journal supports the advancement of knowledge, educational innovation, and the development of evidence-based practices through the publication of original research and scholarly studies.

3. Management Structure

The management of MUST is organized to ensure the effective administration of editorial activities, peer review, publication, and journal development. The editorial structure consists of the following roles:

  • Publisher: UMSurabaya Publishing, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya.

  • Editor-in-Chief: Responsible for the overall editorial direction, publication quality, editorial policies, and final decisions on submitted manuscripts.

  • Editorial Board: Provides academic guidance, supports editorial policy development, and contributes to maintaining the journal's scholarly standards.

  • Section Editors: Coordinate the evaluation and review of manuscripts within their respective areas of expertise.

  • Peer Reviewers: Evaluate manuscripts objectively and independently to assess their originality, methodological rigor, scientific contribution, and relevance to the journal's scope.

  • Editorial and Production Team: Supports editorial administration, manuscript preparation, copyediting, layout, metadata management, and publication processes.

The current editorial team and its affiliations are available on the journal's official Editorial Team page.

4. Responsibilities of the Publisher

UMSurabaya Publishing, as the publisher of MUST, supports the journal's sustainability and development. Its responsibilities include:

  1. Providing institutional support for the journal's operations and long-term development.

  2. Supporting the implementation of transparent editorial and publication policies.

  3. Respecting editorial independence in decisions concerning manuscript acceptance or rejection.

  4. Promoting ethical research and responsible scholarly publishing.

  5. Supporting the maintenance and accessibility of published articles and journal archives.

  6. Encouraging continuous improvement in publication quality and editorial management.

5. Editorial Independence

MUST maintains editorial independence in evaluating and selecting manuscripts for publication. Editorial decisions are based on the scholarly quality, originality, methodological soundness, relevance, and contribution of submitted manuscripts to the journal's scope.

The publisher, institutional affiliations, authors, and other interested parties must not exert inappropriate influence on editorial decisions. All manuscripts are expected to be evaluated fairly and consistently, regardless of the authors' institutional affiliations or personal backgrounds.

Editors are responsible for managing potential conflicts of interest and ensuring that publication decisions are made in accordance with the journal's editorial policies and publication ethics.

6. Peer Review and Editorial Responsibilities

MUST applies a peer-review process to support the quality and integrity of published research. Editors are responsible for selecting appropriate reviewers, coordinating the review process, communicating decisions to authors, and ensuring that reviewer recommendations are considered fairly.

Peer reviewers are expected to provide objective, constructive, and confidential assessments of submitted manuscripts. They should identify relevant scholarly contributions, methodological concerns, and potential ethical issues.

Authors are responsible for ensuring the originality, accuracy, and integrity of their submissions and for responding appropriately to editorial and reviewer feedback.

7. Publication Ethics and Accountability

MUST is committed to maintaining ethical standards throughout the publication process. The journal expects all parties involved in scholarly publishing—including editors, reviewers, authors, and the publisher—to act with integrity, transparency, fairness, and accountability.

The journal addresses matters such as plagiarism, duplicate publication, authorship disputes, conflicts of interest, research misconduct, and corrections or retractions in accordance with its publication ethics policies.

MUST also refers to established publication ethics principles, including guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), to support responsible editorial practices.

8. Open Access and Copyright

MUST provides open access to its published articles to support the dissemination and use of scholarly knowledge. Articles published in the journal are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

Authors retain the copyright and ownership of their published works while granting the journal the right of first publication. Users may share, reproduce, distribute, and adapt published works in accordance with the terms of the applicable license, provided that appropriate credit is given to the authors and the original publication.

9. Financial Transparency

MUST maintains transparency regarding publication-related fees and financial policies. Manuscript submission is free of charge. An article publication fee is applied to manuscripts accepted for publication in accordance with the journal's published fee policy.

Publication fees are intended to support editorial processing, manuscript preparation, open-access dissemination, and journal management. Financial considerations do not determine editorial decisions or replace the journal's academic evaluation and peer-review requirements.

Detailed information about publication fees is available on the journal's official Fees page.

10. Information Management and Data Protection

The journal is committed to handling personal information, submitted manuscripts, reviewer reports, and editorial correspondence responsibly. Access to confidential information is limited to authorized individuals involved in the editorial and publication processes.

Editors, reviewers, and editorial staff must protect confidential materials and must not use unpublished information for personal or professional advantage. The journal also supports appropriate recordkeeping, preservation of publication metadata, and the maintenance of its digital archives.

11. Contact and Complaints

Questions, concerns, or complaints regarding journal ownership, management, editorial procedures, or publication policies may be directed to the journal's editorial management through the official contact channels.

MUST: Journal of Mathematics Education, Science and Technology
Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya
Jalan Sutorejo No. 59, Surabaya, East Java 60113, Indonesia
Email: mustpendmat@fkip.um-surabaya.ac.id
Website: https://journal.um-surabaya.ac.id/matematika

Concerns involving potential conflicts of interest should be handled by an appropriate independent person or authority whenever necessary to ensure a fair and impartial process.

MUST is committed to transparent journal ownership, responsible management, editorial independence, and the continuous improvement of scholarly publishing in mathematics education, science, and technology.