Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde

Aims & Scope

Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ( Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia), now more than one-and-a-half century old, is an interdisciplinary journal on Southeast Asia, with a strong focus on Indonesia.

The editors especially welcome articles from anthropology, history, political science, law, sociology, social geography, development studies, urban studies, literature, socio-linguistics, and economics.

Articles requiring significant technical knowledge from our readers (e.g., some economic or linguistic studies) are considered more suited for a disciplinary journal and will not be accepted by the Bijdragen.

Submissions about topical issues can be treated with high priority and ‘overtake’ articles brought to our attention earlier.

This is a fully Open Access journal, which means that all articles are freely available online, ensuring maximum, worldwide dissemination of content, in exchange for an Article Publication Charge.

As the journal receives a subvention for publication from the learned society Vereniging KITLV (NL) the Article Publication Charge is waived.

For more information visit the Brill Open dedicated webpage.

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Abstracting & Indexing

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Haddj. Some of its features and functions in Indonesia

  Citation: 51

  Authors: J.

• Myths and stereotypes about adat law: A reassessment of Van Vollenhoven in the light of current struggles over adat law in Indonesia

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Franz von, Keebet von

• Who’s Counting?

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Jane M.

• Kitab kuning; Books in Arabic script used in the Pesantren milieu; Comments on a new collection in the KITLV Library

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Martin

• New light on the coming of Islam to Indonesia?

  Citation: 39

  Authors: G.W.J.

• Death-names and solidarity in Penan society

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Rodney

• Forces for change in the regional performing arts of Indonesia

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Philip

• Living rubber, dead land, and persisting systems in Borneo; Indigenous representations of sustainability

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Michael R.

• Unity and disunity - Cottica Djuka as a kinship system

  Citation: 34

  Authors: A.J.F.

• State formation in early maritime Southeast Asia; A consideration of the theories and the data

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Jan