Majalah Anestesia & Critical Care (MACC) is owned and published by the Indonesian Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care (PERDATIN), a national professional organization representing anesthesiologists and intensivists in Indonesia. The journal's ownership and publishing arrangements are disclosed to promote transparency regarding the organization responsible for its publication. This disclosure follows the transparency principles established by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA), and the World Association of Medical Editors (WAME). Journal information | COPE and partners: Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.

PERDATIN serves as the journal's publishing organization, while the journal's editorial team manages the scholarly evaluation and publication of manuscripts. The journal's management framework should clearly identify the responsibilities of the publisher, the Editor-in-Chief, the editorial board, and other editorial personnel, as applicable. COPE emphasizes that effective journal management requires a clearly described infrastructure, appropriate policies, defined processes, and adequate support for editorial operations. COPE Focus: Journal Management | COPE: A Short Guide to Ethical Editing for New Editors.

MACC aims to maintain editorial decision-making based on the scientific merit, relevance, originality, and ethical acceptability of submitted manuscripts. The publisher and other parties with organizational or financial interests should respect the editorial team's responsibility for scholarly decisions and should not improperly influence manuscript acceptance, rejection, or revision. The journal should document the respective responsibilities of the publisher and editorial team and establish procedures to address potential conflicts of interest. These arrangements are consistent with COPE's guidance on journal management and the management of relationships between society-owned journals, scholarly societies, and publishers. COPE Focus: Journal Management | COPE: Managing Relationships Between Society-Owned Journals, Societies, and Publishers.

The editorial team is responsible for managing manuscript assessment, selecting appropriate peer reviewers, evaluating reviewers' recommendations, and communicating editorial decisions to authors. MACC uses a double-blind peer-review process for submissions other than editorials, as stated in its published editorial policies. The journal should apply its peer-review procedures consistently and ensure that editorial decisions follow the journal's stated policies and ethical standards. COPE's guidance for editors emphasizes the importance of clear editorial responsibilities, appropriate peer-review procedures, and established processes for addressing publication ethics concerns. MACC: Editorial and Publication Policies | COPE: A Short Guide to Ethical Editing for New Editors.

MACC states that it follows Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidance when addressing publication ethics concerns, including suspected research misconduct. The journal's editorial team is responsible for assessing allegations fairly, maintaining appropriate confidentiality, and taking proportionate action when evidence supports concerns about research or publication misconduct. Relevant actions may include requesting clarification, rejecting a manuscript, issuing a correction, or retracting a published article when justified by the evidence and the applicable editorial policy. These procedures should follow the relevant COPE guidance and the journal's published publication ethics policies. MACC: Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement | COPE: Publication Ethics Guidance.

MACC states that editorial decisions should not be influenced by current or potential sponsors and advertisers. The journal should require editors, reviewers, and authors to disclose relevant competing interests and should establish procedures to manage situations that could compromise, or reasonably appear to compromise, editorial impartiality. COPE recommends clear and consistently applied policies for conflicts of interest to support transparency and integrity in scholarly publishing. MACC: Advertising Policy | COPE: Conflicts of Interest.

MACC is committed to making its ownership, publisher identity, editorial governance, peer-review procedures, publication ethics policies, and relevant publishing practices accessible through its official website. The journal should keep this information accurate and update it when organizational responsibilities, editorial appointments, or publishing arrangements change. The joint principles published by COPE, DOAJ, OASPA, and WAME identify transparent journal information and clearly disclosed editorial and publishing practices as important elements of responsible scholarly publishing. COPE, DOAJ, OASPA, and WAME: Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing.

The relationship between PERDATIN and MACC's editorial team should be governed by clearly defined responsibilities, transparent communication, and respect for editorial decision-making. The journal should establish procedures for handling disagreements, conflicts of interest, complaints, and concerns involving the publisher or editorial personnel. COPE provides specific guidance for managing relationships between society-owned journals, scholarly societies, and publishers, including the importance of clarifying the respective roles and responsibilities of the parties involved. COPE: Managing Relationships Between Society-Owned Journals, Societies, and Publishers.

MACC should periodically review its management structure, editorial procedures, and publication ethics policies to ensure that they remain appropriate, consistent, and transparent. The journal should communicate substantive policy changes to authors, reviewers, editors, and readers through its official website. COPE's editorial guidance encourages journals to assess existing workflows and policies and to identify opportunities to improve their editorial infrastructure and ethical processes. COPE: A Short Guide to Ethical Editing for New Editors.

Journal title: Majalah Anestesia & Critical Care (MACC).

Publisher: Indonesian Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care (PERDATIN).

Electronic ISSN: 2502-7999.

Official website: https://macc.perdatin.org/index.php/my-journal/index.

The journal's official website provides access to its journal information, editorial and publication policies, and other relevant information for authors, reviewers, and readers. MACC: About the Journal.