Generally, Arathia: Journal of Islamic Elementary Education and Culture Based Education has three types of editors: Editor-in-Chief, associate editors, and editorial board members. Regarding their roles, associate editors have the same roles as editorial board members and may be assigned as Editor-in-Charge by the Editor-in-Chief. The difference is that associate editors are chosen as representatives from each continent and have the authority to propose new editors and reviewers from each region, as well as ambassadors for Arathia: Journal of Islamic Elementary Education and Culture Based Education.

The Editor-in-Chief is generally responsible for three things: managing the journal management system related to publishers, including accreditation/indexation status, ensuring articles received and published align with the journal's scope, and selecting the Editor-in-Charge based on the substance of the manuscript. In addition, the Editor-in-Chief of Arathia: Journal of Islamic Elementary Education and Culture Based Education also acts as a copyediting and layout editor, ensuring that all published articles have a uniform appearance and format. The Editor-in-Chief must come from the same institution as the publisher (Universitas Muhammadiyah Palangkaraya). They may undergo replacement with a candidate who previously served as an editorial board member, taking into account their research track record.

The Editor-in-Charge of Arathia: Journal of Islamic Elementary Education and Culture Based Education decides which articles should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The Editor-in-Charge may be guided by the policies of the Arathia: Journal of Islamic Elementary Education and Culture Based Education editorial board and constrained by legal requirements currently in force regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism. The Editor-in-Charge may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision.

The Editor-in-Charge evaluates manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or political philosophy of the authors and must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial board members, and the publisher, as appropriate. The determination of the Editor-in-Charge is based on several factors, including the editor's area of expertise, potential conflicts of interest, the workload of each editor, and the willingness of prospective editors. The appointment of the Editor-in-Charge must also consider potential conflicts of interest with the authors. Therefore, the authors and the Editor-in-Charge must not come from the same institution and, as much as possible, should originate from different countries.