About the Journal

Purbawidya, which means "Past Knowledge". Purbawidya is a journal published by Yayasan Mandala Purbawidya Buana in collaboration with the Directorate of Repository, Multimedia, and Scientific Publishing, National Research, and Innovation Agency (Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, BRIN). Purbawidya is a peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of scholarly research on Cultural studies. It contains the results of research, conceptions, and ideas on the development of Culture. Purbawidya covers studies from various disciplines that discuss humans and past cultures, such as archaeology, anthropology, sociology, philology, history, architecture, geography, geology, biology, chemistry, ecology, and others. Two peer-reviewers review each paper. Purbawidya was first published in 2012 and is issued twice in a volume in June and November.

Starting from volume 9 (1), Purbawidya has changed the appearance of text from two columns to one column. The author guidelines and journal templates have also been modified.

Purbawidya has been certified as a Scientific Journal by The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) since 15 July 2015. Accreditation Number: 695/Akred-LIPI/P2MI/2015. Valid until: August 2018. Purbawidya was reaccredited by Kementerian Riset, Teknologi dan Pendidikan Tinggi (Ristekdikti) on 3 August 2020. Accreditation Number: 147/M/KPT/2020. Valid until 2024. Purbawidya was reaccredited by Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi, Sains dan Teknologi (KEMENDIKTISAINTEK) on 21 March 2025. Acreditation Number: 10/C/C3/DT.05.00/2025 Valid until 2028.

Purbawidya is indexed in DOAJ, Google Scholar, ISJD, Academia.edu, Indonesia One Search, and SINTA 2.

ISSN: 2252-3758 (print)
ISSN:2528-3618 (online)

Accreditation Number:

LIPI : 695/Akred/P2MI/07/2015
Kementerian Riset, Teknologi, dan Perguruan Tinggi (Ristekdikti): 21/E/KPT/2018. Valid Thru 2020 (Sinta 2)
Kementerian Riset, Teknologi, dan Perguruan Tinggi (Ristekdikti): 147/M/KPT/2020. Valid Thru 2024 (Sinta 2)
Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi, Sains dan Teknologi (KEMENDIKTISAINTEK) on 21 March 2025. Acreditation Number: 10/C/C3/DT.05.00/2025 Valid Thru 2028 (Sinta 2).

Peer Review Process

Purbawidya reviewing policies are: Every submitted article will be reviewed by at least two peer-reviewers for three weeks. Reviewers are unaware of the identity of the authors, and authors are also unaware of the identity of reviewers (double blind review method). Reviewing process will consider novelty, objectivity, method, scientific impact, conclusion, and references.

Open Access Policy

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.