Journal profile
Bestuurskunde
ISSN 2797-6351 · eISSN 2797-5576 · Secretariat General of the Ministry of Home Affairs · Indonesia
Bestuurskunde: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bestuurskunde is published by Secretariat General of the Ministry of Home Affairs. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Administration in Developing Nations, Asian Studies and History and Indonesian Election Politics and Participation, together about 42.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Bestuurskunde is a journal that provides scientific information resources aimed at researchers, research institutions, government agencies, and stakeholders. The journal publishes original research manuscripts, review articles, studies, and case studies that focus on governmental studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Moh IlhamPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 2, Malaysia 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Administration in Developing NationsSocial Sciences14.9%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences14.4%
- Indonesian Election Politics and ParticipationSocial Sciences12.8%
- Economic Growth and Fiscal PoliciesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
- Local Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences8.2%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences7.7%
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences7.7%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences7.2%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 77 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 19 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- Not considered
- Wikipedia, personal blog, or nonscientific website
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
The journal has a publication ethics and malpractice statement policy page. Model summary
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Model summary
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. The jo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Statement
Bestuurskunde: Journal of Governmental Studies is an Open Access journal, which means that all content is available at no cost to the user or their institution. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles or use them for any other lawful purpose without obtaining the prior permission of the publisher or the author. This corresponds to the BO…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Bestuurskunde uses an online submission and review system. The submission and peer review of every article must be managed using this system and based on following Peer Review Policy. Bestuurskunde Editorial Board is responsible for selection of papers and selection of reviewers. Articles must typically be reviewed by at least two independent reviewers. Reviewers are unaware of the identity of the…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Check
The editors will run plagiarism check using Crossref Similarity Check Powered by iThenticate for the submitted manuscripts before sending it to reviewers. We do not process any plagiarised contents. If a manuscript has over 30% of plagiarism, we will send back the manuscript to the author to be revised for the plagiarised contents.
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
- Secretariat General of the Ministry of Home Affairs
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2797-6351
- Electronic ISSN
- 2797-5576
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bestuurskunde
How long does peer review take at Bestuurskunde?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Bestuurskunde?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA. 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 Bestuurskunde based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (2) and Malaysia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Bestuurskunde?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bestuurskunde is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Bestuurskunde open access, and what is the APC?
Bestuurskunde is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .