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Focus and Scope

Dinamika Governance: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Negaraaims to disseminate conceptual frameworks, scholarly insights, and research outcomes in the areas of public administration and public policy.

Dinamika Governance: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Negara places particular emphasis on key issues related to the advancement of public policy studies and public administration, including the following

This journal covers research topics related to

  • Service Management
  • Public Policy
  • Policy Analysis
  • Policy Formulation
  • Public Finance
  • Bureaucracy
  • Administrative Development
  • Governance
  • Digital Governance
  • Suistainable Development and Community Development
  • Empowerment using a multidisciplinary approach

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

 

Publication of articles in Dinamika Governance: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Negara is dependent solely on scientific validity and coherence as judged by our editors and/or peer reviewers, who will also assess whether the writing is comprehensible and whether the work represents a useful contribution to the field. Dinamika Governance: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Negara acknowledged the effort and suggestions made by its reviewers.

Initial evaluation of manuscripts

The Editor will first evaluate all manuscripts submitted at a maximum of 2 weeks time. Although rare, yet it is entirely feasible for an exceptional manuscript to be accepted at this stage. Those rejected at this stage are insufficiently original, have serious scientific flaws, or are outside the aims and scope of the Dinamika Governance: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Negara. Those that meet the minimum criteria are passed on to experts reviewers for review. It usually took up to 4 weeks.

Type of peer review

Submitted manuscripts will generally be reviewed by two experts who will be asked to evaluate whether the manuscript is scientifically sound and coherent, whether it duplicates the already published works, and whether or not the manuscript is sufficiently clear for publication. The method is blind peer review.

Review reports

Reviewers are asked to evaluate whether the manuscript:

  1. Is original by stating the objectives and gap clearly
  2. Is methodologically research
  3. Follows appropriate ethical guidelines
  4. Has results/findings which are clearly presented and support the conclusions
  5. Correctly references previous relevant work
  6. Reviewers are not expected to correct or copyedit manuscripts. Language correction is not part of the peer review process.

Decision

Reviewers advise the editor, who is responsible for the final decision to accept or reject the article. The Editors will reach a decision based on these reports and, where necessary, they will consult with members of the Editorial Board. Editor’s decision is final.

The response of the reviewers will be the basis for the Editor to conclude

  1. Revisions Required
  2. Accept Submission
  3. Decline Submission
  4. Resubmit Elsewhere

An article was rejected for publication due to various considerations, including:

  1. The article does not fit the scope
  2. The article does not follow the rules of writing scientific papers / do not follow the author's guidelines
  3. The fundamental methodological errors
  4. The author refuses to make suggestions for improvements provided by the reviewer without a logical basis.
  5. There are indications of plagiarism of more than 25%

 

 

Publication Frequency

The Journal of Governance Dynamics publishes journal articles and research papers four times a year, specifically in January, April, July, and October.

 

Open Access Policy

This journal provides immediate open access to its content based on the principle that freely available research to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.

 

Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any copyrighted images, tables, data, or text used in their submitted manuscripts. Authors should note that quoting more than 250 words from a published or copyrighted work requires permission from the original publisher for reprinting. A written permission letter must be submitted along with the manuscript. Authors agree to retain copyright indefinitely

 

Publication Ethics

This journal is a peer-reviewed journal published by the Department of Public Administration, UPN "Veteran" East Java. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the process of publishing articles in this journal, including the authors, reviewers, the Editor-in-Chief, the Editorial Team, reviewers, and the publisher.


Editorial Responsibilities

The editor of the "Dinamika Governance" Journal is responsible for deciding which articles to publish through editorial board meetings.

Editing is guided by the journal's policy and editorial board, which is bound by applicable laws regarding libel, copyright infringement, and plagiarism.

The editorial team operates on an equal-stakes basis during the article acceptance process.

In the journal's review process and publication decisions, the editorial team does not discriminate based on the authors' race, gender, religion, ethnicity, citizenship, or political ideology.

The editor and editorial team will not disclose any information about manuscripts or articles without the author's permission.Unpublished manuscripts (articles) submitted will not be used for research by the editor and will be returned to the author.

 

Duities of Reviewer

  1. Reviewers assist editors in making decisions regarding accepted articles.
  2. Reviewers are responsible for providing recommendations on articles reviewed.Manuscript reviews are conducted objectively and supported by clear arguments.
  3. Reviewers maintain the confidentiality of information intended for personal gain.

 

Author's responsibility

  1. Authors must present articles or research results clearly, honestly, and without plagiarism or data manipulation.
  2. Authors are responsible for confirming the proposed and written articles.
  3. Authors must comply with publication requirements, including original papers, free from plagiarism, and unpublished papers in other journals or publications.
  4. Authors must cite references to cited opinions and other literature.Authors are required to write manuscripts or articles with ethical standards, honesty, and responsibility, in accordance with applicable scientific writing regulations.
  5. Authors are prohibited from submitting similar articles to more than one journal or publication.
  6. Authors are not subject to corrections to articles without changing the basic ideas or substance of the article.

 

Publisher's Responsibilities

  1. As a publisher of scientific journals, Dinamika Governance is responsible for publishing articles after they have undergone a thorough editing, peer review, and formatting process in accordance with scientific journal publishing regulations.
  2. Dinamika Governance is responsible for ensuring the academic freedom of editors and reviewers in carrying out their work.
  3. Dinamika Governance is responsible for maintaining privacy, protecting intellectual property, copyright, and editorial freedom.

 

Author Fees

Authors are NOT required to pay an Article Submission Fee as part of the submission process.

This Journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. There are no processing charges or publication fees for any accepted manuscripts.

 

Screening Plagiarism

The editos will run a plagiarism check grammarly using Turnitin

 

Open Access Policy

Dinamika Governance: Jurnal Ilmu Administrasi Negara This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, and link to the full texts of the articles without requiring to obtain permission from the publisher or the authors, in accordance with the principles of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC-BY) license.

 

CALL FOR PAPERS

DINAMIKA GOVERNANCE: JURNAL ILMU ADMINISTRASI NEGARA

VOLUME 16, NO. 1 – EDISI APRIL 2026

Dinamika Governance mengundang para akademisi, peneliti, praktisi, dan mahasiswa untuk mengirimkan naskah orisinal hasil penelitian atau pemikiran kritis dalam bidang Ilmu Administrasi Publik dan Tata Kelola Pemerintahan.

Kami mencari kontribusi ilmiah yang menawarkan perspektif baru, solusi inovatif, dan analisis mendalam terhadap tantangan tata kelola di tingkat lokal, nasional, maupun global.

 

Fokus dan Ruang Lingkup (Scope)

Kami menerima naskah yang berkaitan dengan (namun tidak terbatas pada) topik berikut:

  • Inovasi Pelayanan Publik: Digital governance, E-Government, dan kualitas pelayanan.
  • Manajemen Sektor Publik: Reformasi birokrasi, SDM aparatur, dan manajemen kinerja.
  • Kebijakan Publik: Analisis, implementasi, dan evaluasi kebijakan strategis.
  • Tata Kelola Lokal: Otonomi daerah, pembangunan desa, dan kepemimpinan publik.
  • Governance & Masyarakat: Akuntabilitas, transparansi, partisipasi publik, dan kolaborasi aktor (Collaborative Governance).

 

Ketentuan Penulisan

  1. Orisinalitas: Naskah belum pernah dipublikasikan di media lain dan bebas dari unsur plagiarisme (maksimal kemiripan 20% melalui Turnitin).
  2. Format: Naskah ditulis dalam Bahasa Indonesia atau Bahasa Inggris yang baik dan benar.
  3. Struktur: Mengikuti kaidah IMRAD (Introduction, Method, Result and Discussion, Conclusion, References).
  4. Sitasi: Wajib menggunakan aplikasi manajemen referensi seperti Mendeley atau Zotero dengan gaya sitasi APA Style 7th Edition.
  5. Template: Naskah harus menyesuaikan dengan template resmi yang tersedia di website jurnal.

 

Lini Masa Penting (Deadlines)

Untuk penerbitan edisi mendatang, silakan perhatikan jadwal berikut:

  1. Batas Akhir Pengiriman (Submission) = 31 Maret 2026
  2. Proses Review (Peer-Review) = Februari – April 2026
  3. Pemberitahuan Penerimaan (LoA) = 1 April 2026
  4. Publikasi Online (First Online) = 30 April 2026

 

 

Prosedur Pengiriman

Pendaftaran dan unggah naskah dilakukan secara daring melalui sistem OJS (Open Journal System) kami di:

👉 Register: Klik Tautan Ini

Catatan: Pastikan Anda telah melakukan registrasi sebagai "Author" sebelum mengunggah naskah.

 

 

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