About the Journal

Indonesian Social Science Review (ISSR) is an international, open-access, and peer-reviewed scientific journal committed to advancing scholarly dialogue in the social sciences. ISSR publishes high-quality theoretical and empirical research articles focusing on Public Policy, Media and Communication, Governance Studies, and Political Science.

The journal emphasizes rigorous theoretical foundations. Empirical studies published in ISSR go beyond descriptive reporting by explicitly connecting field findings with theoretical frameworks to test, critique, or advance contemporary social science theories.

ISSR serves as a platform for scholars, policy analysts, researchers, and practitioners to disseminate innovative research. Key pillars of our editorial mission include:

• Theory-Driven Empirical Inquiry: Bridging field data with critical theoretical insights.
• Interdisciplinary Dialogue: Encouraging cross-cutting approaches between administration, politics, communication, and governance.
• Global & Local Relevance: Addressing local policy challenges alongside international social science developments.

To maintain rigorous academic standards, all submitted manuscripts undergo a structured review process:

• Initial Screening: Manuscripts are checked for scope alignment, basic structural requirements, and similarity thresholds (iThenticate).
• Double-Blind Peer Review: Eligible manuscripts are evaluated by independent expert reviewers without revealing author or reviewer identities.
• Ethical Compliance: ISSR adheres strictly to COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) standards for managing submissions, authorship, and editorial decisions.

ISSR provides immediate, worldwide Open Access to its content under the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

• Licensing: Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license, allowing unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
• Author Rights: Authors retain copyright and full publishing rights without restrictions.

ISSR is continuously indexed in major academic databases to maximize article visibility and citation impact:

• National Accreditation: Accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education, Republic of Indonesia (SINTA 4).
• Academic Indexing: Google Scholar, Crossref (DOI assigned to all articles), and leading international repositories.
• Archiving: Digitally preserved for permanent access through Open Journal Systems (OJS) archiving policies.