Publication Frequency

The Indonesian Journal of Defence, Security and Strategic Studies is published quarterly, with four regular issues released each year in February, May, August, and November.

Each issue contains scholarly articles that have successfully completed the journal's editorial screening and double-anonymous peer review process. The journal may publish articles online ahead of the scheduled issue, where applicable, while maintaining the established publication schedule and bibliographic record of each article.

The publication frequency is maintained to ensure a regular, predictable, and sustainable publication cycle while preserving the quality and integrity of the peer review and editorial processes.

Special Issue Policy

The journal may publish Special Issues in addition to its regular quarterly issues when a specific scholarly theme is considered timely and relevant to the journal's aims and scope. Special Issues are intended to provide a focused platform for emerging debates, significant developments, interdisciplinary research, or areas of strategic importance in defence, security, military, and strategic studies.

Special Issues may be proposed by members of the Editorial Board, guest editors, or qualified scholars with relevant expertise. All proposals are subject to evaluation and approval by the Editor-in-Chief or the Editorial Board. A Special Issue proposal should normally include:

  • the proposed title and thematic focus;

  • the academic rationale and significance of the theme;

  • the proposed scope and key research areas;

  • the proposed guest editor(s), including their institutional affiliation and relevant expertise;

  • an indicative timeline for manuscript submission, review, revision, and publication; and

  • an estimated number of manuscripts to be included.

Guest Editors

Guest editors may be appointed to coordinate a Special Issue under the supervision of the Editor-in-Chief. Guest editors are responsible for assisting with the identification of suitable manuscripts and reviewers, coordinating the review process, and ensuring that submitted manuscripts meet the journal's academic and ethical requirements.

Guest editors must maintain editorial independence, confidentiality, and impartiality throughout the process. They must disclose any actual, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest and must not participate in decisions concerning manuscripts in which they have a conflict of interest.

The Editor-in-Chief retains ultimate responsibility for all editorial and publication decisions concerning Special Issues.

Submission and Peer Review

Manuscripts submitted to a Special Issue must meet the same standards of originality, academic quality, methodological rigour, and ethical conduct as manuscripts submitted to regular issues.

All manuscripts are subject to the journal's standard editorial screening and double-anonymous peer review process. Inclusion in a Special Issue does not guarantee acceptance or publication. Manuscripts may be rejected if they fail to meet the journal's scholarly, methodological, ethical, or scope requirements.

Where appropriate, manuscripts may be reviewed by independent reviewers who are not involved in the preparation or editorial coordination of the Special Issue.

Publication and Integrity

Special Issues are published under the same editorial, ethical, copyright, and open-access policies applicable to the journal's regular issues.

The journal may limit, postpone, or cancel a proposed Special Issue if the number or quality of accepted manuscripts is insufficient, if the proposed theme no longer aligns with the journal's scope, or if publication would compromise the journal's editorial standards or publication schedule.

Special Issues may be published as a separately identified issue or as a designated collection within the journal's publication system, depending on the journal's publication platform and bibliographic structure.

The journal does not accept Special Issue proposals intended to circumvent the normal peer review process or to provide preferential treatment to particular authors, institutions, or research groups.