Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Bestuur
ISSN 2302-3783 · eISSN 2722-4708 · Faculty of Law, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta · Indonesia
Bestuur: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bestuur is published by Faculty of Law, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies, Legal Studies and Policies and Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia, together about 51% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Bestuur focuses on administrative law at global, national, regional, and local levels worldwide. The journal addresses specific issues on tax law, consumer protection law, environmental law, medical law, spatial law, labour law, agrarian law, transportation law, mining law, energy law, administrative, and legal justice. Bestuur publishes peer-reviewed while increasing the efficiency of the process. In addition, Bestuur also covers legal research in constitutional law with specific topics such as separation of powers and procedural due process, the structure and workings of the various agencies, procedural requirements for adjudication and rulemaking, enforcement discretion, methods of enforcement, government tort liability, freedom of information, and state finance. The journal warmly welcomes contributions from scholars with related disciplines. Novelty and recency of issues, however, are the priority in publishing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief I GustiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 17, Malaysia 4, United States 2, Australia 2, Germany 1 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences32%
- Legal Studies and PoliciesSocial Sciences10.8%
- Legal and Policy Analysis in IndonesiaSocial Sciences8.3%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.2%
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Mining and Resource ManagementEngineering3.6%
- International Arbitration and Investment LawBusiness, Management and Accounting3.1%
- Land Rights and ReformsAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q1 | 42/1162 | 96th |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 54/744 | 92nd |
| Public Administration | Q1 | 31/248 | 87th |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q1 | 102/432 | 76th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,015Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 106 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 48 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 72 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 182 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 239 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | 152 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 275 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 1,500,000 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | IDR 1,500,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IDR 1,500,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 400 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Section A: Publication and authorship
All submitted papers are subject to a strict peer-review process by reviewers that are experts in the area of the particular manuscript.The review process is double-blind peer-review.The factors that are taken into account in review are relevance, soundness, significance, originality, readability, and language.The possible decisions include acceptance, acceptance with revisions, or rejection.If au…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Bestuur, is committed to upholding the highest standards of publication ethics and takes all possible measures against any publication malpractices. The Editorial Board is responsible for, among others, preventing publication malpractice. Unethical behavior is unacceptable, and the Bestuur does not tolerate plagiarism in any form. Authors who submitted articles: affirm that manuscript contents are…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with Bestuur journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the Bestuur journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors can enter into separa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Readers have right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of all articles in Bestuur. This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Bestuur journal maintains the standards of double blind-peer review while increasing the efficiency of the process. All research articles published in the Bestuur journal undergo full peer review, key characteristics of which are listed below: Bestuur is applying a two-stage process: After the technical check your submission will be first reviewed by the editorial team for publication suitability …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Screening Plagiarism
Plagiarism and self-plagiarism are not allowed;The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted;An author should not in general publish manuscripts describing essentially the same research in more than one journal or primary publication. Submitting the same manuscr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Faculty of Law, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2302-3783
- Electronic ISSN
- 2722-4708
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bestuur
How long does peer review take at Bestuur?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Bestuur?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: Chicago; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Bestuur based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (17), Malaysia (4) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bestuur?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bestuur is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Bestuur open access, and what is the APC?
Bestuur is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .