Journal History

Damhil Law Journal (DLJ) is an open access, peer-reviewed journal published by the Master of Laws Program, Postgraduate Program, Universitas Negeri Gorontalo, Indonesia. The journal provides a national and international academic platform for the study of Indonesian law in a developing country context.

2021: The journal published its first issue, Vol. 1 No. 1, in May 2021. Its E-ISSN, 2808-7143, was registered in 2021 through the ISSN National Centre Indonesia, which gave the journal its formal identity as a scholarly serial publication.

2022–2025: Regular publication. The journal has been published twice a year, with the volume numbering reaching Volume 5 in 2025. In its early period, the journal focused on private law, economic law, private international law, tax law, Islamic law, commercial business law, and trade law. Over time, the scope has broadened to include civil law, criminal law, constitutional and administrative law, customary law, air and space law, international law, and legal pluralism. This broader scope reflects the journal’s aim to cover contemporary issues in legal scholarship.

Indexing and recognition. The journal is indexed in SINTA, Garuda, Google Scholar, Dimensions, and Index Copernicus.

2025: The journal was accredited at SINTA 5, and increased the diversity of its editors and reviewers by inviting more experts from different countries and fields of law.

2026:  In 2026, the journal receive articles from international author(s), in addition to diversity authors from Indonesia. This shows the journal’s growing reach as a platform for legal and humanities studies in community service.