About the Journal

About the Journal – Jurnal Dura Negara (JDN)

Jurnal Dura Negara (JDN) is a peer-reviewed open access journal published by the International Relations Major, Udayana University. Established in 2025, JDN provides an academic platform for the dissemination of high-quality scholarly research that explores a broad range of topics in international relations and global affairs. The journal welcomes contributions from scholars, researchers, practitioners, and students worldwide. It publishes original articles that engage critically with theories, policies, and practices across diverse subfields of international relations.

Focus and Scope

JDN covers (but is not limited to) the following themes:

  • International Relations
  • Foreign Policy
  • Diplomacy
  • Global Governance
  • International Security: Transnational. Human Rights
  • Regional Studies: The Global South
  • International Political Economy
  • International Organizations
  • International Development: International Aids, International Cooperation
  • Gender in International Relations

JDN is published twice a year (in January and July) and is committed to ensuring timely, rigorous, and ethical peer-review processes.

Open Access Policy

JDN is an open access journal, meaning all content is freely available to users and institutions. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, in accordance with the principles of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI).

©️ Copyright Notice © 2025 The Author(s).

This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

This license permits non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited, and the work is not altered or used for commercial purposes.

History of the Journal

Jurnal Dura Negara (JDN) was established in 2025 by the International Relations department at Udayana University to provide a platform for scholarly research in International Relations and its intersecting fields. The journal initially published twice a year (March and September) and has since grown in both scope and reputation. Over time, JDN expanded its contributor base both nationally and internationally. It adopted an open access model in 2025 under a Creative Commons license to encourage wider dissemination and accessibility of academic knowledge.

Today, JDN is committed to publishing peer-reviewed, high-quality articles that contribute to global academic discourse in international affairs. It continues to serve as a trusted source for scholars, practitioners, and students engaged in the study of international relations related to various concept from diplomacy, development, global governance, and beyond.

Privacy Statement

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