About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Journal The Winners is a semiannual journal published in June and December. Our journal focus and scope is to publish research in Digital Transformation in developing countries. The coverage of Digital Transformation includes: 

a. Digital Transformation from a Strategic Perspective in Developing Countries
b. Digital Transformation from Leadership and Organization Perspective in Developing Countries
c. Digital Transformation from Marketing Perspective in Developing Countries
d. Digital Transformation from Entrepreneurship and Innovation Perspective in Developing Countries
e. Digital Transformation from Supply Chain and Operation Perspective in Developing Countries
f. Case Study

The first publication is in 2000. The journal contents are managed by the Binus Business School under the coordination of The Research and Technology Transfer Office (RTTO), Bina Nusantara University. Our journal collaborates with Forum Manajemen Indonesia (FMI). The university partially supports the operation of the journal. Thus, all articles in the journal are available to the public for free. However, all submitted articles will be subjected to the standard peer-reviewing process by experts.

The objective of the journal is to provide a forum for lecturers, researchers, students, and practitioners to present their research in the field of Digital Transformation. Our journal has been accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology under the decree number 10/C/C3/DT.05.00/2025 (SINTA 2), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Academic Research Index (Research BIB), Indonesia OneSearch, Garda Rujukan Digital (Garuda), Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (BASE), World Catalogue (WorldCat) and Google Scholar, and Indonesian Research Repository (Neliti).

Peer Review Process

To maintain high standards of quality in its publication, each manuscript of our journal received by the secretariat will undergo the following process:

1. Desk review by the chief editor or section editor to determine whether the manuscripts comply with the focus scope, and novelty in one month.
2. The secretariat will comply with the manuscripts with the writing guidelines, and then a plagiarism check will be undertaken in one month. We use Turnitin as the plagiarism-checking software. The maximum similarity index is 15%.
3. Authors for whom English is not their native language are encouraged to have their papers checked before submission for grammar and clarity. We use Grammarly to help us eliminate language errors. Make sure that the manuscript does not have errors for writing issues more than 150, critical issues more than 50, and overall scores more than 85.
4. After passing the second step, the manuscripts are reviewed by three reviewers (double-blind peer review). During this process, the reviewers do not know the authors' names or identities, nor do the authors know the reviewers' identities. Reviewers may be Editorial Board members or invited Guest Reviewers.
5. Most submissions receive an editorial decision within 12 weeks until 20 weeks.
6. The service level agreement for reviewing the paper is 1 month. If the reviewer fails to submit the recommendation, the editor will reassign a new reviewer to review the paper.
7. The chief editor or section editor will decide on the article's acceptance based on the reviewer's recommendation.
8. There are 4 types of article decisions, as follows: 1.) accepted; 2.) accepted with minor revision; 3.)  accepted with major revision; 4.) rejected.
9. Journal The Winners allows for the limited use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools, provided that such tools contribute no more than 20% to the development of any manuscript
   
   

Publication Frequency

Journal The Winners is an international journal published in June and December.

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

Abstracting and Indexing

Journal The Winners have been indexing and abstracting by:

1. SINTA (S2)
2. Google Scholar
3. Indonesia OneSearch
4. GARUDA
5. DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
6. Dimensions
8. Bielefeld Academic Search Engine
9. WorldCat
10. ISJD Neo

Archiving Policy

Our journal adopted the concept of LOCKSS and CLOCKSS archives, in which the softcopy of our journal will be sent to Garuda and Indonesia OneSearch

Periodical Journal the Winners' archiving and Preservation Policy encompasses:

1. University Archiving
2. Self-archiving
3. Indexing (such as Garuda and the IndonesiaOneSearch)
4. If the journal stops publishing
5. In the event of Notice of Possible Litigation

Article Processing Charge

The article processing charge is Rp2.000.000 for all accepted papers, and will be freely available to all readers with worldwide visibility and coverage. The payment information is as follows:
Bank Name: Bank Central Asia, cabang Bina Nusantara
Account Name: Univ Bina Nusantara
Account No: 5271706678
Please email your wire transfer receipt to thewinners@binus.edu

The Article Processing Charge (APC) covers the costs of peer review administration, DOI number, professional production of articles in PDF and printed version, as well as dissemination of published papers. There are no charges for rejected articles, no submission charges. The APC will not be charged to the corresponding authors from outside Indonesia (international authors). APC will not be returned for retracted articles due to misconduct.

Waiver Policy
At Academic Journals, we understand that some institutions may have limited funding for their research activities. Thus, we have instituted a generous waiver system that may ease the payment of the manuscript handling fee when their researchers choose to publish their manuscripts in any of our journals. Our primary goal, as stated in our mission, is to accelerate the dissemination of knowledge through the publication of high-quality research articles. We continually pursue this goal without putting an undue financial burden on researchers or their institutions.

To request a waiver, kindly send an application to thewinners@binus.edu and gendis.kinasih@binus.edu. The waiver application should contain the manuscript number and state the reason for requesting a waiver.

Journal Licensing Term

Publication Ethics

1. Responsibilities of Authors

1.1 Originality and plagiarism

Authors must submit original work that is not under consideration by another journal. All ideas, words, data, figures, tables, and other material taken from other sources must be appropriately acknowledged and cited. Plagiarism, duplicate publication, redundant publication, and inappropriate reuse of previously published material are unacceptable.

The journal may use similarity-checking software. A similarity score is not, by itself, a determination of plagiarism; the editorial team considers the nature, extent, context, and attribution of overlapping text or material.

1.2 Authorship and contributorship

Authorship must reflect substantial scholarly contributions. All listed authors must approve the final manuscript, agree to its submission, and accept accountability for their contributions and the integrity of the work. Contributors who do not qualify as authors should be acknowledged appropriately, with permission where necessary.

Gift, ghost, and honorary authorship, as well as the omission of eligible contributors, are unacceptable. Changes to authorship after submission require a valid explanation, agreement from all affected authors, and editorial approval.

1.3 Accuracy and research integrity

Authors must report methods, data, analyses, and findings accurately and transparently. Fabrication, falsification, deceptive image manipulation, misleading reporting, and deliberate concealment of information that materially affects the interpretation of results are unacceptable. Methods should be described in sufficient detail to support appropriate evaluation and verification.

1.4 Citations and prior dissemination

Authors must cite relevant sources accurately and must not manipulate citations to inflate citation metrics. Unnecessary self-citation, coercive citation, and citation cartels are unacceptable. Any substantial overlap with preprints, conference papers, theses, reports, or other publicly available material must be disclosed so the editor can assess its acceptability.

1.5 Funding and conflicts of interest

Authors must disclose relevant funding, grants, institutional support, and actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest. These may include financial, professional, personal, institutional, or commercial relationships that could influence the research or its presentation. Where required, authors should explicitly state that no conflicts of interest exist.

1.6 Data availability and retention

Authors must retain research records in accordance with applicable institutional, legal, ethical, and funder requirements. Where appropriate and ethically permissible, authors should make supporting data or materials available for verification. Data sharing must respect participant consent, privacy, confidentiality, intellectual property rights, and applicable law. If data cannot be shared, authors should explain the restriction where appropriate.

2. Research Involving Human Participants

Research involving human participants must comply with applicable ethical standards, institutional requirements, and relevant national regulations. Authors are responsible for ensuring that participants' rights, safety, dignity, privacy, and welfare are protected.

2.1 Ethics committee approval

Where required by applicable regulations, institutional policies, or the nature of the study, authors must obtain approval from an appropriate research ethics committee or institutional review board before conducting the research. The manuscript must identify the approving body and provide the approval reference or number where applicable.

Authors must state whether ethics approval was obtained, was not required, or was formally waived or exempted. Claims of exemption or non-requirement must be justified and supported by an institutional or ethics committee determination where applicable. Authors must not claim retrospective approval that was never granted.

2.2 Informed consent

Authors must explain how informed consent was obtained from participants where applicable. Consent must be voluntary and appropriately informed, and should be obtained before participation unless a valid exception has been approved or permitted under applicable ethical requirements. Any waiver of consent must be justified and, where required, approved by the relevant ethics committee.

2.3 Privacy, anonymity, and confidentiality

Authors must explain how participants' privacy and confidentiality were protected. Identifying details should be removed or safeguarded unless disclosure is ethically justified and appropriately authorised. Authors must obtain consent for publication when required, particularly where individuals may be identifiable from quotations, photographs, recordings, case details, or other information.

2.4 Children and vulnerable participants

Research involving children or other vulnerable populations must include safeguards appropriate to the participants and study. Parental or guardian permission, participant assent, additional consent procedures, and measures to minimise risk must be provided where required.

2.5 Interviews, surveys, observations, and publicly available information

Studies involving interviews, surveys, experiments, observations, recordings, photographs, or other human-subject data must explain the relevant consent, privacy, and confidentiality procedures. Public accessibility alone does not automatically mean that information may be used or republished without ethical consideration. Authors must assess the source, context, sensitivity, identifiability, and intended use of the information.

Where relevant to the discipline, authors must also comply with applicable clinical trial registration or other research registration requirements.

3. Research Involving Animals

Research involving animals must comply with applicable legislation, institutional requirements, and recognised animal-welfare standards. Where required, authors must provide the name of the approving animal ethics committee and the approval reference. Manuscripts should describe measures taken to minimise pain, distress, and harm and to ensure humane treatment.

4. Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence

Authors must comply with the journal's applicable policy on generative artificial intelligence (AI). AI tools must not be listed as authors because they cannot assume responsibility or accountability for scholarly work. Authors remain responsible for the accuracy, originality, integrity, and ethical acceptability of all submitted content.

Where required by the journal, authors must disclose the use of AI tools in writing, analysis, image generation, or other relevant research activities, identifying the tool and explaining its role. AI must not be used to fabricate data, invent references, misrepresent findings, or create deceptive images. Authors must verify AI-assisted content and respect confidentiality, privacy, copyright, and other applicable requirements.

5. Responsibilities of Editors

5.1 Fair and independent decisions

Editors must assess manuscripts fairly and impartially on their scholarly merit, originality, methodological quality, relevance to the journal's scope, and compliance with ethical requirements. Decisions must not be influenced by authors' nationality, institutional affiliation, personal characteristics, commercial interests, citation targets, or inappropriate institutional pressure.

5.2 Confidentiality

Editors must protect the confidentiality of manuscripts, reviewer reports, author information, and editorial correspondence. Unpublished information must not be used for personal advantage or disclosed to unauthorised individuals.

5.3 Conflicts of interest

Editors must disclose relevant conflicts of interest and recuse themselves from handling manuscripts where impartiality may reasonably be compromised. An appropriate alternative editor should be appointed when necessary.

5.4 Ethical screening and misconduct

Editors must ensure appropriate editorial assessment and peer review. Screening should consider scope, originality, research integrity, ethics approval where applicable, consent, confidentiality, and conflicts of interest. Editors must take concerns about plagiarism, fabricated or falsified data, duplicate publication, authorship manipulation, and other possible misconduct seriously and handle them fairly and confidentially, following applicable COPE guidance and journal procedures.

6. Responsibilities of Reviewers

6.1 Objective and timely assessment

Reviewers must provide objective, evidence-based, constructive, and timely assessments of manuscripts within their expertise. Reviews should address relevant scholarly and methodological issues. Personal criticism, discriminatory language, and unsupported allegations are unacceptable.

6.2 Confidentiality

Reviewers must treat manuscripts and related materials as confidential. They must not share or use unpublished information for personal or professional advantage. Reviewers must not upload confidential manuscripts or identifiable research data to external AI systems or third-party services where this could breach confidentiality, privacy, copyright, or journal policy.

6.3 Conflicts of interest and research integrity

Reviewers must disclose conflicts of interest and decline a review if a conflict cannot be appropriately managed. They must not appropriate authors' ideas or data. Suspected plagiarism, data irregularities, unethical research, or substantial undisclosed overlap should be reported confidentially to the editor.

7. Complaints and Appeals

The journal accepts complaints concerning editorial decisions, peer review, publication practices, authorship, research integrity, and the conduct of parties involved in publication. Complaints should be sent to the journal's official editorial contact and include sufficient information for assessment.

Complaints will be considered fairly, impartially, and confidentially. Appeals should explain substantive grounds, such as a material misunderstanding, procedural irregularity, or relevant information that was not adequately considered. Disagreement with an editorial decision alone does not guarantee reconsideration. Where appropriate, the editor may consult independent experts, the publisher, or the relevant institution.

8. Corrections, Retractions, and Post-Publication Discussion

The journal welcomes evidence-based reports of concerns about published work. Readers should identify the publication and provide sufficient information for the editorial team to evaluate the concern.

Where reliable evidence indicates a significant error, misleading information, or research misconduct, the journal may publish a correction, clarification, expression of concern, retraction, or other appropriate notice. Notices should be transparent, linked to the affected article, and explain the reason for the action. Authors are expected to cooperate when a significant error in their published work is identified.

9. Intellectual Property and Copyright

Authors must respect copyright, intellectual property rights, and applicable licensing requirements. Material reproduced from other sources must be attributed, and permission must be obtained where required. The journal's specific copyright, licensing, and open-access arrangements are described in its respective policies.

10. Publisher Responsibilities

The publisher supports editorial independence, research integrity, and the consistent implementation of publication ethics policies. The publisher must not improperly interfere with editorial decisions. When credible evidence of serious ethical violations arises, the publisher will work with the editorial team to determine appropriate action, which may include investigating concerns, preserving records, correcting the scholarly record, or contacting relevant institutions where justified.

11. Actions in Cases of Ethical Violations

When an ethical violation is suspected or established, the journal will assess the circumstances, seriousness, available evidence, and applicable policies before deciding on a response. Possible actions include requesting clarification or documentation, rejecting a submission, suspending consideration, contacting a relevant institution, publishing a correction or expression of concern, retracting an article, or restricting future submissions where justified.

Actions will be proportionate to the circumstances and consistent with applicable ethical guidance and institutional or legal requirements. A suspected violation will not automatically be treated as proven misconduct.

12. Contact the Editorial Office

To ask a question about this policy or report a publication ethics concern, contact the editorial office through the journal's official website. Reports should provide enough detail for the concern to be assessed. The journal will handle such reports with appropriate care, fairness, and confidentiality.