Aims and Scope

Indonesian Journal of Law, Governance, and Regulation

Indonesian Journal of Law, Governance, and Regulation is an international scholarly journal dedicated to publishing high-quality and impactful research in the fields of law, governance, regulation, public policy, and related interdisciplinary areas. The journal aims to provide a rigorous academic platform for the dissemination of original empirical studies, theoretical developments, critical reviews, and policy-relevant insights that advance knowledge and practice in legal, institutional, and regulatory issues.

The journal welcomes manuscripts that offer clear theoretical contributions, robust methodological approaches, and practical implications for academics, legal practitioners, policymakers, public institutions, regulators, and governance stakeholders. It particularly encourages studies that address contemporary legal challenges, governance transformation, regulatory reform, institutional accountability, public administration, compliance, and the relationship between law, society, and development.

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:

  • Constitutional law and constitutional practice
  • Administrative law and public administration
  • Governance, institutional reform, and public sector management
  • Regulatory studies and regulatory reform
  • Public policy, lawmaking, and policy implementation
  • Legal compliance and enforcement
  • Human rights, justice, and legal protection
  • Criminal law and criminal justice system
  • Civil law and private law development
  • Business law, corporate law, and commercial regulation
  • International law and global governance
  • Environmental law and sustainability regulation
  • Labor law, employment regulation, and social protection
  • Digital law, cyber law, and technology regulation
  • Data protection, privacy, and digital governance
  • Anti-corruption law, transparency, and accountability
  • Decentralization, local governance, and regional regulation
  • Election law, political institutions, and democratic governance
  • Dispute resolution, arbitration, and legal practice
  • Interdisciplinary studies linking law, governance, regulation, and society

The journal prioritizes substantive and methodologically rigorous papers that communicate important findings in law, governance, and regulation. Submissions from diverse methodological traditions, including doctrinal legal research, normative studies, empirical legal studies, qualitative, quantitative, mixed-method, comparative, and review-based approaches, are welcome, provided they demonstrate originality, clarity, academic relevance, and contribution to the journal’s mission.