1. General Policy

Indonesia Discourse publishes scholarly contributions that advance the understanding of Indonesia's culture, history, politics, government, economy, society, language, education, environment, technology, and health. As a multidisciplinary journal, it welcomes original and rigorous contributions from diverse academic disciplines that address Indonesia's national, regional, and global contexts.

The journal accepts manuscripts that demonstrate academic relevance, originality, methodological rigor, theoretical or empirical contribution, and compliance with publication ethics. Manuscripts must fall within the journal's focus and scope and follow the applicable author guidelines.

All submissions are subject to an initial editorial assessment. Manuscripts considered suitable may proceed to peer review according to the journal's established review procedures. Acceptance for publication depends on scholarly quality, originality, relevance, ethical compliance, and the final decision of the editorial team.

2. Types of Publications

2.1. Original Research Articles

Original Research Articles present new and substantial scholarly findings based on empirical investigation, theoretical development, or systematic analysis. These articles may employ qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, historical, comparative, experimental, computational, or other appropriate research approaches.

Research articles should clearly articulate the research problem, objectives, relevant literature, theoretical or conceptual framework, methodology, findings, discussion, and conclusions. Authors must demonstrate the validity of their methods, the reliability of their evidence, and the contribution of their findings to existing scholarship.

2.2. Review Articles

Review Articles critically examine and synthesize existing scholarship on a topic relevant to the journal's scope. They should provide a clear analytical contribution by identifying major debates, emerging trends, methodological developments, research gaps, or opportunities for future investigation.

The journal welcomes systematic reviews, scoping reviews, integrative reviews, and critical or theoretical literature reviews, provided that the approach is appropriate to the research question and transparently explained. Systematic reviews should report their search strategies, selection criteria, and synthesis procedures in sufficient detail to support scholarly evaluation.

2.3. Conceptual and Theoretical Articles

Conceptual and Theoretical Articles develop, refine, challenge, or integrate concepts, theories, analytical frameworks, and interpretations relevant to the study of Indonesia. These manuscripts should demonstrate a clear intellectual contribution and engage critically with relevant scholarly literature.

Such articles must provide a coherent argument, establish the relevance of the proposed framework, and explain its implications for scholarship, research, policy, or practice. A conceptual article should offer more than a descriptive summary of existing literature.

2.4. Case Studies

Case Studies provide in-depth examinations of specific communities, institutions, policies, events, organizations, regions, social processes, or other phenomena relevant to Indonesia. They may be based on fieldwork, documentary evidence, interviews, archival materials, datasets, or other appropriate sources.

A case study must present a clearly defined research problem, an appropriate methodological approach, and a substantive analytical contribution. Authors should explain the significance of the selected case and, where appropriate, discuss the extent to which the findings may inform broader theoretical or practical understanding.

2.5. Policy Analysis and Policy Papers

Policy Analysis and Policy Papers examine public policies, governance arrangements, institutional practices, regulatory developments, and policy challenges affecting Indonesia. Contributions may address policy formulation, implementation, evaluation, public administration, economic development, education, health, environmental governance, technology, or other relevant fields.

These manuscripts must be evidence-based, analytically rigorous, and supported by relevant scholarly literature, empirical findings, documentary sources, or other credible evidence. Policy recommendations should be clearly justified and should follow logically from the analysis.

2.6. Book Reviews

Book Reviews provide critical and balanced assessments of recently published scholarly books relevant to the journal's focus and scope. Reviews should summarize the central arguments and contributions of the work, evaluate its strengths and limitations, and explain its significance for relevant academic debates.

Book reviews must go beyond descriptive summaries and demonstrate critical engagement with the publication. Authors must disclose any personal, professional, or financial relationships that could affect the impartiality of their assessment.

2.7. Research Notes and Short Communications

Research Notes and Short Communications present concise but significant scholarly contributions, including preliminary findings, emerging research questions, methodological insights, important datasets, or focused analyses that merit timely dissemination.

These contributions must demonstrate originality, relevance, and academic value. Although shorter than full research articles, they must provide sufficient evidence, methodological transparency, and scholarly context to support their claims.

2.8. Interviews and Scholarly Dialogues

Interviews and Scholarly Dialogues may feature discussions with researchers, scholars, policymakers, practitioners, or other individuals whose expertise and experience provide significant insight into topics relevant to Indonesia. Contributions should offer substantive intellectual value and engage with important scholarly, social, political, economic, cultural, technological, or policy-related issues.

Interview-based submissions must clearly identify their purpose, provide sufficient contextual information, and comply with applicable consent, attribution, confidentiality, and research ethics requirements. Interviewees must not be presented as endorsing interpretations or conclusions that they have not approved.

2.9. Commentaries and Critical Perspectives

Commentaries and Critical Perspectives provide informed scholarly interpretations of significant developments, emerging debates, recent research, public policies, or issues affecting Indonesia. They may challenge established assumptions, offer alternative interpretations, or identify implications for scholarship and practice.

These contributions must be evidence-based, logically argued, and grounded in relevant literature or reliable sources. They should offer a clear and substantive contribution rather than merely expressing unsupported personal opinions.

3. Manuscript Requirements

Each manuscript must conform to the requirements applicable to its publication type, including structure, length, citation style, reference formatting, language, and supporting documentation. Authors should consult the journal's Author Guidelines for detailed submission requirements.

Manuscripts must be original, properly referenced, and prepared in accordance with the journal's publication ethics, plagiarism prevention, authorship, conflict of interest, research ethics, and artificial intelligence policies. Where applicable, authors must provide ethics approval information, informed consent statements, funding disclosures, and data availability statements.

4. Peer Review and Editorial Assessment

The journal determines the appropriate editorial and review procedures according to the nature of each submission. Original Research Articles, Review Articles, Conceptual and Theoretical Articles, Case Studies, Policy Analysis and Policy Papers, and other substantive scholarly contributions may be subject to external peer review.

Book Reviews, Research Notes, Interviews, Scholarly Dialogues, Commentaries, and Critical Perspectives may undergo external peer review or an editorial assessment appropriate to their format and scholarly purpose. The applicable review process must be communicated clearly and applied consistently.

Editorial decisions are based on scholarly quality, originality, relevance, ethical compliance, and the potential contribution of the submission. The editor-in-chief or an authorized editor retains responsibility for the final publication decision.

5. Publication Ethics

All publication types must comply with the journal's Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement and relevant internationally recognized publication ethics principles, including applicable guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). The journal does not tolerate plagiarism, data fabrication, falsification, duplicate submission, undisclosed conflicts of interest, or other forms of research and publication misconduct.

6. Editorial Discretion

Indonesia Discourse reserves the right to determine whether a submission is appropriate for a particular publication category. The editorial team may recommend a different category when the manuscript's content, structure, or scholarly contribution better fits another format, subject to the authors' agreement where appropriate.

The journal may revise its publication categories and associated requirements to reflect developments in scholarly communication, editorial practice, and the journal's academic objectives. Any substantial changes will be communicated through the journal's official website.

7. Commitment to Scholarly Quality

Through these publication categories, Indonesia Discourse seeks to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue, rigorous research, critical scholarship, and meaningful contributions to the understanding of Indonesia in local, regional, and global contexts. The journal welcomes submissions that advance knowledge, stimulate scholarly debate, and inform responsible policy and practice.