Qanun Medika - Medical Journal Faculty of Medicine Muhammadiyah Surabaya is an official scientific journal of the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Indonesia, published in collaboration with the Muhammadiyah Association for Medical and Health Education (Asosiasi Pendidikan Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Muhammadiyah, APKKM). The journal provides a scholarly platform for disseminating research articles, review articles, and case reports in medicine and related health sciences. This institutional affiliation and collaboration are stated on the official Qanun Medika website.

Journal Name: Qanun Medika - Medical Journal Faculty of Medicine Muhammadiyah Surabaya

Journal Owner and Publishing Institution: Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Indonesia.

Institutional Affiliation: Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya, Indonesia.

Collaborating Organization: Asosiasi Pendidikan Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Muhammadiyah (APKKM).

Official Journal Website: https://journal.um-surabaya.ac.id/qanunmedika/index

Qanun Medika identifies its institutional ownership and organizational affiliation to provide readers, authors, reviewers, and other stakeholders with clear information about the organization responsible for the journal. This disclosure follows the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, developed by COPE, DOAJ, OASPA, and WAME, which state that a journal's ownership and management should be clearly indicated and that organizational affiliations should not mislead potential authors or editors.

Qanun Medika is managed through its editorial structure in coordination with its publishing institution. The editorial team is responsible for managing manuscript evaluation, peer review, editorial decisions, and publication-related policies, while institutional management provides the organizational framework within which the journal operates.

The journal's management arrangements should clearly distinguish editorial responsibilities from institutional ownership and administrative support. This approach is consistent with the COPE Ethics Toolkit for a Successful Editorial Office, which emphasizes transparent journal management, clearly defined policies and processes, and appropriate management of editorial boards and publishing staff.

The names, roles, and affiliations of the Editor-in-Chief, editors, editorial board members, and editorial office contacts are provided through the journal's official website. The journal aims to keep this information accurate and up to date so that authors, reviewers, and readers can identify the individuals responsible for its editorial and administrative functions. This follows the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, which recommend publicly identifying editorial personnel, their affiliations, and the journal's contact information.

Editorial decisions at Qanun Medika are based on the scientific quality, originality, validity, relevance, and ethical acceptability of submitted manuscripts. Ownership, institutional affiliation, collaboration, funding, or other organizational interests must not improperly influence the assessment of manuscripts or the final decision to accept or reject a submission.

The journal is committed to maintaining a clear distinction between editorial decision-making and institutional or financial interests. This principle is consistent with the COPE Ethics Toolkit for a Successful Editorial Office, which emphasizes editorial independence and states that journal ownership, revenue sources, and business practices should not compromise editorial decisions.

The Editor-in-Chief and editorial team are expected to manage actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest in accordance with the journal's editorial policies. Where a conflict could compromise impartiality, appropriate arrangements should be made to ensure that the affected manuscript is assessed independently. These principles are supported by the COPE Core Practices and the COPE Guidelines for Managing the Relationships Between Society-Owned Journals, Their Society, and Publishers.

Qanun Medika's publishing arrangements should be communicated transparently to authors and readers. According to the journal's current Author Guidelines, the journal does not charge an Article Processing Charge (APC).

The journal aims to ensure that any institutional support, revenue source, sponsorship, or other financial arrangement associated with its operations does not determine the scientific assessment of manuscripts. Any applicable changes to publishing fees or financial arrangements should be disclosed clearly through the journal's official website. This follows the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing, which require journals to disclose relevant author charges and business or revenue arrangements and to prevent financial considerations from influencing editorial decisions.

Qanun Medika's collaboration with APKKM supports its institutional and scholarly context in medical and health education. The journal is responsible for ensuring that its ownership, affiliations, management arrangements, and editorial policies are presented accurately and transparently to the academic community.

Institutional collaboration does not replace the need for independent editorial assessment. Editorial decisions should remain grounded in scholarly merit and appropriate peer review, with clear procedures for handling conflicts of interest, complaints, and publication ethics concerns. These expectations are consistent with the COPE Guidelines for Managing the Relationships Between Society-Owned Journals, Their Society, and Publishers.

Qanun Medika is committed to reviewing its ownership and management information periodically and updating the official website when relevant organizational, editorial, or publishing arrangements change. The journal seeks to ensure that its published information remains accurate, accessible, and consistent with its actual management practices.

This commitment follows the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing and the COPE Ethics Toolkit for a Successful Editorial Office, which emphasize transparent journal management, clear institutional identification, and responsible editorial and publishing practices.