Focus and Scope

Indonesian Economic Justice Review (IEJR) publishes original and rigorous scholarship examining the relationship between economic systems, institutions, law, governance, public policy, and justice. The journal welcomes interdisciplinary, comparative, theoretical, empirical, and policy-oriented research that contributes to the advancement of knowledge on economic justice, particularly in Indonesia, Southeast Asia, the Global South, and other emerging and developing economies.

The journal's scope is organized around the following interconnected areas:

1. Economic Justice and Inequality

• Economic inequality, wealth and income distribution
• Poverty, deprivation, and social exclusion
• Equality of opportunity and economic mobility
• Inclusive economic development
• Distributional consequences of economic policies
• Intergenerational and structural inequality
• Economic vulnerability and marginalized communities
• Social and economic rights
• Access to essential goods, services, and economic resources

2. Law, Economics, and Institutional Justice

• Law and economics
• Economic institutions and institutional quality
• Regulatory governance and economic regulation
• Property rights and economic rights
• Contract, commercial, and business regulation
• Competition law and market governance
• Consumer protection and economic justice
• Corporate accountability and responsible business
• Legal institutions and economic development
• Access to justice in economic affairs

3. Public Policy and Economic Governance

• Fiscal and monetary policy and distributive effects
• Taxation, tax justice, and fiscal equity
• Public expenditure and social welfare
• Social protection and welfare policy
• Public finance and economic governance
• Regulatory policy and institutional reform
• Public-sector accountability and transparency
• Evidence-based economic policymaking
• Governance of economic crises and structural transformation

4. Development, Poverty, and Social Justice

• Sustainable and inclusive development
• Development economics and social justice
• Poverty reduction and inequality
• Human development and capabilities
• Rural and regional development
• Local economic development
• Economic empowerment and livelihood security
• Development policy in emerging economies
• Political economy of development
• Structural transformation and economic inclusion

5. Labor, Employment, and Economic Rights

• Labor markets and employment policy
• Decent work and labor rights
• Informal employment and economic security
• Minimum wages and wage inequality
• Precarious work and platform labor
• Migration and labor mobility
• Gender and labor-market inequality
• Social security and worker protection
• Industrial relations and labor institutions
• Future of work and technological transformation

6. Natural Resources, Environment, and Economic Justice

• Environmental economics and distributive justice
• Natural-resource governance
• Land and resource rights
• Environmental regulation and economic development
• Climate change and distributive impacts
• Just transition and sustainable economies
• Energy justice
• Environmental inequality
• Extractive industries and local communities
• Sustainable resource management

7. Digital Economy, Technology, and Economic Justice

• Digital economy and inclusive growth
• Platform economies and digital labor
• Financial technology and financial inclusion
• Digital financial services and consumer protection
• Artificial intelligence and economic transformation
• Automation and employment
• Data governance and economic rights
• Digital inequality and access
• Technology regulation and market power
• Algorithmic decision-making and distributive justice

8. Financial Systems, Markets, and Economic Inclusion

• Financial inclusion and access to finance
• Banking regulation and financial governance
• Financial stability and social welfare
• Microfinance and inclusive finance
• Capital markets and economic justice
• Corporate finance and accountability
• Market concentration and economic power
• Consumer financial protection
• Economic consequences of financial crises

9. Political Economy and Democratic Governance

• Political economy of institutions
• State–market relations
• Economic power and political institutions
• Democracy and economic inequality
• Political institutions and development outcomes
• Governance, corruption, and economic justice
• Political influence and economic policymaking
• Civil society and economic governance
• Democratic accountability and economic institutions
• Political economy of reform

10. Human Rights and Economic Justice

• Economic, social, and cultural rights
• Human rights and economic development
• Right to work and social security
• Right to adequate living standards
• Business and human rights
• Corporate responsibility and human rights
• Economic discrimination and exclusion
• Human rights-based approaches to development
• Access to economic resources and opportunities
• Vulnerable groups and economic protection

11. Indonesian and Southeast Asian Economic Justice

The journal particularly welcomes research examining economic justice in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, including:

• Indonesian economic institutions and reforms
• Decentralization and regional economic governance
• Indonesian fiscal and taxation policies
• Economic inequality and social protection in Indonesia
• Labor and employment issues in Indonesia
• Natural-resource governance and local communities
• Political economy of Indonesian development
• Economic justice and legal reform
• ASEAN economic integration and inequality
• Comparative economic governance in Southeast Asia

12. Comparative and Global Perspectives

The journal welcomes comparative and international research addressing economic justice across countries, regions, and institutional settings. Comparative studies are particularly encouraged where they offer theoretical or empirical insights relevant to broader debates concerning economic governance, inequality, development, law, institutions, and justice.

Research involving emerging markets, developing economies, the Global South, and cross-regional comparisons is especially relevant when it contributes to international scholarly debates.

Methodological Scope

Indonesian Economic Justice Review welcomes diverse methodological approaches, provided that they are appropriate to the research question and demonstrate methodological rigor. These include:

• Quantitative and econometric analysis
• Qualitative research
• Mixed-methods research
• Comparative research
• Institutional and regulatory analysis
• Legal and socio-legal research
• Political economy analysis
• Historical and archival research
• Case studies and comparative case studies
• Survey and experimental research
• Spatial and regional analysis
• Computational and data-driven approaches
• Systematic and critical literature reviews

The journal particularly values methodological transparency, appropriate research design, robust analysis, and clear articulation of the limitations and implications of the research.

Types of Manuscripts

The journal considers:

• Original research articles
• Theoretical and conceptual articles
• Empirical research articles
• Comparative studies
• Interdisciplinary and socio-legal studies
• Systematic and critical literature reviews
• Methodological contributions
• Policy-oriented research articles

All submissions must demonstrate originality, theoretical or empirical significance, methodological rigor, and a clear contribution to the relevant international scholarly literature.

Out of Scope

Manuscripts are generally considered outside the scope of the journal when they:

• are purely descriptive and provide limited scholarly contribution;
• focus exclusively on conventional economic indicators without addressing broader questions of institutions, policy, distribution, or justice;
• concern narrow business or management topics without a meaningful connection to economic justice;
• provide legal analysis without substantive relevance to economic institutions, governance, or justice;
• primarily advocate a political, economic, or ideological position without rigorous scholarly analysis; or
• lack meaningful engagement with relevant international academic literature.

The journal reserves the right to decline submissions that do not demonstrate sufficient alignment with its focus, scope, academic standards, or scholarly contribution.