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Lembaga Komunitas Informasi Teknologi Aceh (KITA) is an independent scholarly publishing organization and academic research association based in Aceh, Indonesia. Operating under a centralized Open Journal Systems (OJS) infrastructure, our portal manages and publishes 11 peer-reviewed open-access journals dedicated to advancing scientific discovery, technological innovation, and community empowerment at both national and international levels.

1. Institutional Mission & Governance
  • Advancing Scholarly Communication: Providing a reliable, transparent, and barrier-free digital publishing platform for researchers, academics, and practitioners worldwide.
  • Editorial Independence: Each hosted journal is led by an independent Editorial Board and supported by international and national peer reviewers who uphold strict academic objectivity.
  • Ethical Compliance: All editorial workflows adhere strictly to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Core Practices and national accreditation standards (ARJUNA/SINTA).
2. Five Core Disciplinary Clusters (11 Journals)
  • Computer Science & Information Technology: IJSECS (International Journal Software Engineering and Computer Science) & Jurnal JTIK (Jurnal Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi).
  • Economics, Management, Accounting & IT Business: IJMSIT (International Journal of Management Science and Information Technology), JEMSI (Jurnal Ekonomi, Manajemen, dan Akuntansi), Jurnal EMT KITA, & Jurnal Ekonomi Manajemen dan Sekretari (JEMENSRI).
  • Education, EdTech & Islamic Higher Education: IJECS (International Journal Education and Computer Studies), Jurnal Pendidikan Penggerak (JPP), & Journal TIHER (Journal of Technology, Islamic Higher Education, and Research).
  • Community Service & Social Impact: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Nusantara (JPMN).
  • Multidisciplinary Innovation & Emerging Trends: LANCAH: Jurnal Inovasi dan Tren (LJIT).
3. Quality Assurance & Peer Review Standards
  • Double-Blind Peer Review: Every submitted manuscript undergoes initial editorial screening followed by rigorous evaluation from at least two independent external reviewers.
  • Plagiarism & Transparency Screening: Mandatory similarity verification (maximum tolerance 20%) and strict enforcement of author transparency declarations (CRediT, Funding, Conflict of Interest, and AI Usage).
  • Standardized Formatting: Consistent adoption of the IMRaD structure and APA 7th Edition citation standard across the portal.
4. Publishing Infrastructure & Global Reach
  • Persistent Identification: Official member prefix with Crossref (10.35870) ensuring permanent DOI registration, citation linking, and authenticated ORCID iD integration.
  • Immediate Gold Open Access: All articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license with zero submission fees.
  • Indexation & Archiving: Integrated with SINTA, GARUDA, Google Scholar, Dimensions, PKP PN, and OAI-PMH harvesting protocols for long-term digital preservation.