Abdurrauf Journal of Education and Islamic Studies is owned and published by Yayasan Abdurrauf Cendekia Nusantara. The journal is managed and published through the Abdurrauf Institute platform, which serves as the Foundation's official journal management and publishing portal. The use of the name Abdurrauf Institute refers exclusively to the Foundation's publishing platform and does not indicate any affiliation with a university or higher education institution.

Yayasan Abdurrauf Cendekia Nusantara provides the institutional, administrative, technical, and financial support necessary to ensure the journal's sustainability and continuous development. This support enables the journal to maintain high publishing standards, implement a rigorous peer-review process, and provide immediate open access to researchers, academics, practitioners, and the wider public.

The journal does not charge any fees for manuscript submission, article processing, or publication. Furthermore, it does not generate revenue from subscriptions, advertising, or article reprints. All operational activities are fully supported by Yayasan Abdurrauf Cendekia Nusantara as part of its commitment to advancing scholarly knowledge in the fields of social sciences, humanities, and education.

Although the journal receives institutional and financial support from the Foundation, all editorial decisions are made independently by the Editorial Board based solely on the academic quality of submitted manuscripts, their relevance to the journal's aims and scope, and the outcomes of the peer-review process. Yayasan Abdurrauf Cendekia Nusantara does not influence the journal's editorial policies, peer-review procedures, or publication decisions.