Ownership and Management Information

Journal Software, Hardware and Information Technology (SHIFT) is fully owned and published by Department of Information System, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar, a non-profit higher education institution based in Indonesia. All legal rights, publishing assets, and trademarks associated with the journal belong entirely to the institution. Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar is committed to supporting the journal's long-term sustainability while strictly maintaining the institutional separation between university administration and editorial decision-making.

Management and Editorial Independence

The day-to-day operations of the journal are managed independently by the Editorial Board, led by the Editor-in-Chief. The organizational structure is divided as follows:
• The Editorial Team: Holds sole responsibility for the academic content, selection of reviewers, the double-blind peer-review process, and final publication decisions. The university administration does not interfere with or influence any editorial judgments or manuscript selections.
• The Publishing & Technical Team: Managed by Department of Information System, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar. This team handles the technical maintenance of the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, layout editing, proofreading coordination, digital archiving, and indexing distribution.

Financial Sustainability and Business Model

Journal Software, Hardware and Information Technology (SHIFT) operates under an Open Access business model. To sustain its operations, peer-review management, digital preservation, and web hosting, the journal relies on two primary funding streams:
• Annual financial subsidies and infrastructure support provided by Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar.
• An Article Processing Charge (APC)  levied on authors only after their manuscript has been officially accepted for publication. There are no submission fees, and editorial decisions are never influenced by the author's ability to pay the APC.