About the Journal

Al-Daulah: Jurnal Hukum Pidana dan Ketatanegaraan (Journal of Criminal and Constitutional Law) is a Scopus-indexed, open-access journal of law, state, and society, published since 2012.

Publisher	Constitutional Law Study Program, Faculty of Sharia and Law, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar, Indonesia
Editor-in-Chief	Prof. Arskal Muin Salim, GP
ISSN	p-ISSN 2303-050X \| e-ISSN 2580-5797
Frequency	Two issues a year, plus special issues on emerging legal topics
Peer review	Double-blind
Indexed in	Scopus (coverage from 2022), SINTA, and other databases listed below

1,600+ citations across academic databases

100+ citations in Scopus-indexed publications

12 countries represented on the editorial board

Journal History

The journal benefits from strong institutional support and is aligned with the academic and research mission of Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar.

2012	Founded Established as a print journal publishing research in criminal and constitutional law.
2017	Online Moved online through the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform.
2019	National recognition Recognized as a nationally reputable journal with a SINTA 4 classification.
2023	Going international Repositioned for international recognition: Prof. Arskal Muin Salim, GP, was appointed Editor-in-Chief, and an international editorial board was formed.
Today	Indexed in Scopus Coverage from the 2022 volume, in Law; Sociology and Political Science; and Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

The journal’s editorial leadership has developed under distinguished legal scholars, beginning with its founding editors Nila Sastrawary and Subehan Khalik. Today its international editorial board brings together scholars from many countries, giving the journal a global perspective while upholding rigorous double-blind peer review.

Privacy statement

Al-Daulah keeps information about authors and reviewers strictly confidential. Personal data collected during manuscript submission are used only for editorial and publication purposes and are never shared with third parties.

The journal follows international data protection standards and maintains secure systems for managing sensitive information.

Indexing

Al-Daulah: Jurnal Hukum Pidana dan Ketatanegaraan is covered by the following indexing services.

Scopus
Indexed in Scopus
Coverage from 2022. Subject areas: Law; Sociology and Political Science; Social Sciences (miscellaneous).
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