About the Journal

Journal Description  ·  Jurnal Civics
About the journal.
Open access, copyright, history, publisher, privacy, and archiving.
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About the journal
Jurnal Civics: Media Kajian Kewarganegaraan is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal on citizenship studies and civic education. It is published by Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta in collaboration with the Indonesian Association of Pancasila and Civic Education (AP3KnI).
p-ISSN 1829-5789
e-ISSN 2541-1918
Frequency Until 2026: two issues a year, April and October. From 2027 (Volume 24): three issues a year, March, July, and November, with a maximum of 15 articles per issue, comprising up to 10 original research articles, with the remaining places (up to 5) for systematic literature reviews and book reviews.
Editor-in-Chief Dr. Iqbal Arpannudin, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
DOI prefix 10.21831
Accreditation SINTA 1, covering Vol. 20 No. 2 (2020) to Vol. 25 No. 1 (2028), under Decree Number 10/C/C3/DT.05.00/2025.
Indexed in DOAJ, SINTA, Garuda, and Google Scholar.
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Focus and scope
The journal publishes theoretical, empirical, and methodological work on citizenship and civic education, mainly in Indonesia and Southeast Asia and also globally. It aims to advance critical and interdisciplinary scholarship, bring Indonesian and Global South research into international debate, link research to civic education practice, and provide an open and ethical forum. See Focus and Scope.
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Open access policy
All content is free to read, download, and share immediately on publication, with no subscription or reader charge. Articles are published under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence. See the Open Access Policy.
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Copyright notice
Articles published from 2027 onwards: copyright is held by the author(s). Articles published up to and including 2026: copyright is held by the journal. All are published under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. See the Copyright Notice for the full terms.
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History
—  2004: first published in print by Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, managed by the Department of Civic Education.
—  2016: moved online on Open Journal Systems, with an e-ISSN and DOIs registered through Crossref.
—  2019: began collaboration with AP3KnI.
—  2020: accredited SINTA 1 from Vol. 20 No. 2, renewed in 2025 until Vol. 25 No. 1 (2028).
—  2026: adopted English-language templates and COPE-aligned policies.
—  2027: from Volume 24, three issues a year (March, July, November), each with a maximum of 15 articles: up to 10 original research articles, with the remaining places (up to 5) for systematic literature reviews and book reviews.
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Sponsorship and publisher
The journal is published by Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, in collaboration with AP3KnI (ap3kni.or.id). Ownership and management are described in Ownership and Management.
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Privacy statement
Names and email addresses entered on this site are used only for the purposes of the journal and are not made available for any other purpose or to any other party. See the Privacy Statement.
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Archiving
The journal’s content is preserved through the PKP Preservation Network and the LOCKSS archival system, so that it remains available if the site is unavailable. See the Archiving Policy.