About the Journal

ABOUT THE JOURNAL

Journal of Judicial Review (JJR) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access law journal published twice a year by Universitas Internasional Batam, Indonesia, with a primary focus on contemporary business law.

JOURNAL IDENTITY
Item Details
Full title Journal of Judicial Review
Official abbreviation JJR
ISSN (Print) 1907-6479
e-ISSN (Online) 2774-5414
DOI prefix 10.37253
Publisher Universitas Internasional Batam (UIB)
Managing institution Faculty of Law, Universitas Internasional Batam
Editor-in-Chief Hari Sutra Disemadi
Frequency Biannual, published in June and December
Articles per issue 10–15 original research articles
Field Law, with a primary focus on contemporary business law
Peer review Double-blind peer review
Access Open access
Accreditation and indexing SINTA 3; indexed in Dimensions, Google Scholar, Index Copernicus and GARUDA
Address Jl. Gajah Mada, Baloi – Sei Ladi, Batam, Riau Islands 29442, Indonesia
Website journal.uib.ac.id/index.php/jjr

Universitas Internasional Batam is a private university in Batam, a city in Indonesia's Riau Islands Province that borders Singapore and Malaysia and serves as a free trade zone. The journal is managed by the university's Faculty of Law, which provides its editorial office, funding and infrastructure. Further details are on the Ownership and Management Information page.

JOURNAL DESCRIPTION

JJR provides a scholarly forum for critical and original research on contemporary legal issues at the national, regional and global levels. It welcomes contributions from international scholars, legal practitioners, policymakers and researchers who seek to advance legal knowledge through rigorous analysis and innovative perspectives.

FIELD OF STUDY

The journal's primary focus is contemporary business law. This covers commercial transactions, corporate governance, investment law, competition law, financial regulation, consumer protection and the legal dimensions of economic activity in a globalized and digitalized environment. JJR also publishes research in human rights, law and technology, criminal law, public policy and regulation, constitutional and administrative law, international and comparative law, environmental law, and socio-legal studies and legal theory. The full scope is set out on the Objectives and Scope page.

PUBLICATION CHARACTERISTICS
  • Original research only. JJR publishes original legal research articles using doctrinal, normative, socio-legal, comparative or interdisciplinary methods.
  • Rigorous peer review. Every manuscript is screened by the editors and assessed by independent expert reviewers under double-blind review.
  • Open access. All articles are free to read, download and share from the day of publication, and each article receives a DOI.
  • Regular schedule. Two issues per year, in June and December, each with 10–15 articles.
  • International authorship. Recent issues include authors from Indonesia, Hungary and the United Kingdom, among other countries.
  • Ethics and integrity. The journal follows COPE guidelines, screens all submissions for plagiarism and requires disclosure of generative AI use.
CONTRIBUTION TO KNOWLEDGE

JJR contributes to the development of legal thought, judicial practice and policy formulation by publishing work that engages critically with contemporary legal challenges and emerging regulatory paradigms. Its focus on business law in a fast-changing economy gives courts, regulators and businesses evidence-based analysis for decisions on trade, investment, technology and governance. Through comparative and interdisciplinary research, the journal links Indonesian and Southeast Asian legal developments to global scholarly debate.