OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION

This page explains who owns TOBA: Journal of Tourism, Hospitality, and Destination, who manages it, and how editorial decisions are kept independent from ownership, management, and funding.

Ownership at a Glance

Item	Details
Owner	Yayasan Literasi Sains Indonesia
Publisher	Yayasan Literasi Sains Indonesia (see the Publisher page)
Operational management	The publisher provides publishing services, and the editorial office handles the daily editorial administration.
Authority over manuscripts	The editors, with the Editor in Chief making the final decision.
Editor in Chief	Sabam Syahputra Manurung, S.Sos., M.Si
Source of income	Publication charges paid by authors (see Section 4).
Contact for ownership questions	jurnal@literasisains.id
Contact for manuscripts, review, and publication	tobajurnal@gmail.com

1Journal Ownership

TOBA: Journal of Tourism, Hospitality, and Destination is owned by Yayasan Literasi Sains Indonesia, an Indonesian foundation (yayasan) based in Medan, which also acts as its publisher, as described on the Publisher page. The foundation owns the journal as a publishing undertaking. Copyright in the published articles and the rights of readers are governed by the Copyright Notice, Licensing, and Open Access Policy pages.

2Operational Management

The publisher provides publishing administration, production support, maintenance of the journal platform, and dissemination of the published work. The editorial office coordinates the daily editorial work under the direction of the Editor in Chief. The members of the editorial board are listed on the Editorial Board page.

2.1 Roles and Responsibilities

Role	Responsibility
Editor in Chief	Sets the editorial policy of the journal and makes the final decision on each manuscript.
Editorial Board	Advises on the scope and direction of the journal and supports the editorial process.
Editorial office	Handles administration, format checks, communication with authors and reviewers, and preparation of accepted articles for publication.
Reviewers	Evaluate manuscripts and advise the editors, as described in the Peer Review Process.
Publisher	Provides services and resources for the journal. The publisher does not decide whether a manuscript is accepted or rejected.

3Organizational Accountability and Editorial Independence

The publisher is accountable for the services it provides to the journal. Neither the owner nor the publisher has the authority to accept or reject a manuscript. Editorial decisions are made by the editors on the basis of peer review, as described in the Publication Ethics statement, and commercial interests do not influence them.

When a manuscript is submitted by a member of the editorial team, it is handled by an editor who is not involved in the work, in line with the Conflicts of Interest policy.

4Sources of Income and Sponsorship

TOBA is an open access journal. The table below shows how the journal is funded.

Source	Details
Readers	Readers are not charged for access to the published articles.
Authors	The main source of income is the publication charge paid by authors, as published on the Author Fees page. These charges do not influence editorial decisions.
Other sponsorship	Any other sponsorship will be disclosed on this page. A sponsor does not receive any role in editorial decisions.

5Institutional Relationships

The institutional affiliations given for editors and reviewers show where they work. They do not by themselves imply ownership, sponsorship, or endorsement of the journal by those institutions. Any formal relationship that affects the ownership or management of the journal will be stated on this page.

6Changes in Ownership or Management

Any substantial change in the ownership or management of the journal will be announced on this page. The announcement will name the organization concerned, describe the change, and give the date on which it takes effect.

Contact for Enquiries

Topic	Contact
Ownership and the organization	jurnal@literasisains.id
Manuscripts, review, and publication	tobajurnal@gmail.com
Postal address	Yayasan Literasi Sains Indonesia, Jl. Bunga Cempaka No. 51D, Medan, Indonesia