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Journal of Asian Social Science Research (JASSR) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal for high-quality research and review articles on Asia and in relation to Asia. It welcomes contributions from scholars based in Asia and beyond and seeks to foster internationally recognized conversations in the social sciences grounded in Asian contexts.
JASSR’s focus and emphasis include contemporary changes and developments across Asian communities, with a special interest in Indonesia and in non-Western/Global South perspectives and epistemologies. Comparative studies of Western and Eastern/Global South/local intellectual tradition or across two or more countries are encouraged, as are inter- and multidisciplinary approaches. The scope spans—though is not limited to—sociology, anthropology, political science, public policy and public administration, education, communication and media studies, religious studies and the sociology of religion, history, and cultural studies, using qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods.
JASSR aims to develop Asian social science scholarship; provide a forum for researchers, academics, and policy-makers to address pressing regional issues; bridge Indonesian, Asian, and international scholarship; uphold ethical, transparent, and inclusive publishing practices aligned with international standards; and promote open science and policy-relevant findings that inform public debate and governance.
JASSR is published twice a year by the Centre for Asian Social Science Research, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung, Indonesia, since 2019. JASSR accepts manuscripts in English and charges no submission or publication fees, providing immediate open access to all articles.
Journal of Asian Social Science Research (JASSR), Volume 8, Number 1 (2026), brings together seven studies examining voice, vulnerability, and uneven governance across contemporary Asia. Covering Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, and South Asia–Gulf connections, the issue explores multilingual protest at Dhaka University, restrictions on Afghan girls’ education, Urdu and diaspora soft power, the experiences of Rohingya women, postpartum depression in urban India, decentralised waste governance in Cambodia, and the consequences of aid withdrawal in rural Bangladesh. Across different methods and settings, the articles show how political authority and social inequality are produced through educational systems, public spaces, refugee administration, families, local governments, civil-society networks, and development institutions. The issue offers grounded evidence for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners concerned with contentious politics, gender, public health, migration, decentralisation, and development transitions in Asia.
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