Submissions

Author Guidelines

Open Access Policy
Jurnal Identitas operates under an immediate open access model. All published content is freely available to readers worldwide without subscription fees or Article Processing Charges (APC).

This policy aligns with the principle that unrestricted access to research accelerates global knowledge exchange and strengthens the societal impact of citizenship and identity studies.

Copyright and License

Authors retain full copyright of their articles. By submitting a manuscript to Jurnal Identitas, authors grant the journal a non-exclusive license to publish and disseminate the work under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

This means:

Readers are free to share (copy and redistribute) the article in any medium or format, provided that appropriate credit is given to the original author(s), the work is not used for commercial purposes, and no derivative works or modifications are made.

Authors retain the right to deposit the published version of the article in institutional repositories or other platforms without embargo.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Every article receives a persistent DOI registered via Crossref upon publication. The DOI ensures:
Permanent, resolvable access to the article regardless of URL change. Academic citation track accurately through the citation tracking service. This will enhanced discoverability in Google Scholar, DOAJ, and global indexing services.

Publication Frequency

The journal publishes two issues annually in March and September.

Publication Ethics & Integrity
Jurnal Identitas adheres to the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines. All submissions must comply with:
Requirement
Standard
Peer review

Jurnal Identitas, Journal of Citizenship and Identity Studies applies a double-blind peer review system, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from each other throughout the evaluation process to ensure objectivity, independence, and academic integrity.

The review process includes the following stages:

1. Initial editorial screening to evaluate the manuscript’s suitability with the journal’s aims and scope, compliance with author guidelines, and preliminary plagiarism checking.

2. Manuscripts passing the initial screening are assigned to at least two independent reviewers with relevant subject expertise.

3. Under the double-blind system, reviewers do not know the identity of the authors, and authors do not know the identity of the reviewers.

4. Reviewers assess manuscripts based on academic merit, originality, methodological rigor, clarity of argumentation, and relevance to the journal’s scope, ensuring an objective and unbiased evaluation.

5. Reviewers provide recommendations:

   • accept without revision,

   • minor revisions,

   • major revisions,

   • or reject.

6. The editor makes the final decision based on reviewers’ reports.

The peer review process is conducted independently and follows principles of confidentiality, objectivity, and publication ethics.

Originality
Articles must be original and not under consideration elsewhere. Similarity index must not exceed 20% (excluding references and standard methodology) as measured by Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate)

Competing interests
Authors must disclose any financial, institutional, or personal relationships that could influence the work. If none exist, state: "The authors declare no competing interests."

Research funding
Disclose all sources of financial or institutional support. If none, state: "This research received no specific grant."
Data availability

Provide a concise statement on how readers may access underlying data (e.g., policy documents, interview transcripts, administrative datasets).

Example: "Policy documents are publicly available at the Ministry of Home Affairs website; interview transcripts are available from the authors upon reasonable request with participant consent."

Required Metadata for Optimal Indexing
To ensure maximum visibility in DOAJ, Google Scholar, and other academic databases, authors must provide:
Keywords (5–8 terms)
Include conceptual terms, geographic scope, and policy actors.
Example: citizenship, civil registration, statelessness, ethnic discrimination, Papua, Indonesia

Coverage
Specify spatial, temporal, and/or jurisdictional scope:
Spatial: Geographic location of the study (e.g., "East Nusa Tenggara Province")
Temporal: Time period analyzed (e.g., "2000–2024" or "Post-Reformasi era")
Jurisdiction: Legal/administrative framework (e.g., "Republic of Indonesia", "ASEAN")

ORCID iD
All authors are strongly encouraged to provide their ORCID iD to ensure accurate academic attribution.
Source (if applicable)
For translated articles or works derived from dissertations/theses, provide the DOI or persistent URL of the original work and, for translations, written permission from the copyright holder.
Article Types Accepted
Original research articles (6,000–10,000 words)
Policy analyses and case studies (4,000–7,000 words)

Translated articles (with written permission from copyright holder)
Articles derived from dissertations/theses (must add substantial new analysis beyond the original work)

Duplicate publication: Articles previously published in other journals (including in other languages) will be rejected unless explicitly designated as a translation with proper permissions.

Submission Checklist
Before submitting, ensure your manuscript includes:

Title page with author names, affiliations, and ORCID iDs.

Abstract (150–250 words) in English with 5–8 keywords
Indonesian abstract (if article is in English) or English abstract (if article is in Indonesian).

Keywords and coverage metadata
Data availability statement
Competing interests statement.
Funding disclosure (if applicable)
Source information (if translated or derived from dissertation/thesis)
Manuscript file with no author identifiers (for double-blind review)

Commitment to International Standards.

By adhering to these guidelines, Jurnal Identitas maintains compliance with:
DOAJ Principles of Transparency and Best Practice.

COPE Core Practices.

Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).

Crossref Metadata Schema and DOI Registration Standards.

FAIR Principles for research data (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).