Jurnal Sanitasi Lingkungan publishes scholarly manuscripts that contribute to the advancement of knowledge in Environmental Sanitation studies. The journal welcomes empirical, theoretical, methodological, and evidence-synthesis contributions relevant to its Aim and Scope.

Topics include politics, governance and democracy; local politics; political parties and elections; political thought and ethics; civil society and Environmental Sanitation movements; gender politics and identity; community development and Environmental Sanitation welfare; legal policy, law and politics; digital society and disruption; political communication and media; communication and culture; international politics and security; and radicalism and terrorism.

Jurnal Sanitasi Lingkungan encourages interdisciplinary scholarship that demonstrates sensitivity to Environmental Sanitation, cultural, historical, institutional, and geographical contexts. Contributions should promote critical inquiry, respect for human dignity and human rights, and responsible dissemination of Environmental Sanitation knowledge.

All manuscripts must be original, scientifically rigorous, ethically conducted, relevant to the journal’s scope, written in Indonesian, and prepared in accordance with Jurnal Sanitasi Lingkungan Author Guidelines and Publication Ethics. Submissions are subject to editorial assessment and, where applicable, peer review.

1. Original Research Article

Original Research Articles report original and previously unpublished empirical research that makes a substantive contribution to Environmental Sanitation studies.

Jurnal Sanitasi Lingkungan welcomes research employing quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods approaches, including surveys, experiments, longitudinal studies, comparative research, case studies, ethnography, interviews, document analysis, discourse analysis, content analysis, and other scientifically appropriate designs.

An Original Research Article should generally include:

1. Abstract and Keywords;
2. Introduction;
3. Methods;
4. Results;
5. Discussion;
6. Conclusion; and
7. References.

The Results and Discussion sections may be combined where appropriate to the research approach and journal guidelines.

Authors should clearly explain the research problem, theoretical framework, research design, data sources, sampling or case-selection procedures, and analytical methods. Studies involving human participants must comply with applicable research ethics requirements, including informed consent, confidentiality, and ethical approval where required.

2. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Systematic Review articles provide a rigorous and transparent synthesis of existing research addressing a clearly formulated question relevant to Environmental Sanitation studies.

This category includes systematic reviews, systematic reviews with meta-analysis, meta-analyses, scoping reviews, mapping reviews, and qualitative evidence syntheses, where appropriate.

Authors should clearly describe:

• the research question and review objectives;
• eligibility criteria;
• databases and other information sources;
• search strategies and search dates;
• study-selection procedures;
• data-extraction procedures;
• assessment of methodological quality or risk of bias, where applicable; and
• methods of analysis and evidence synthesis.

Reviews should critically assess the strength, limitations, and contextual relevance of the available evidence. Systematic reviews should follow recognized reporting standards appropriate to the review design, such as PRISMA, where applicable.

3. Review Article

Review Articles provide comprehensive, critical, and balanced analyses of established or emerging topics in Environmental Sanitation studies.

A Review Article should go beyond a descriptive summary of previous publications. Authors are expected to synthesize relevant scholarship, examine theoretical and empirical debates, evaluate major developments, identify research gaps, and propose directions for future investigation.

Relevant topics may include democratic change, governance reform, electoral politics, Environmental Sanitation movements, identity politics, Environmental Sanitation welfare, digital transformation, political communication, international security, and other issues within the journal’s scope.

Review Articles should generally contain:

1. Abstract and Keywords;
2. Introduction;
3. Relevant Thematic or Conceptual Subsections;
4. Critical Discussion;
5. Conclusion; and
6. References.

Authors should explain the scope and basis of literature selection sufficiently to make the review’s coverage and limitations clear.

4. Conceptual and Theoretical Article

Conceptual and Theoretical Articles develop, examine, integrate, or critically evaluate concepts, theories, analytical frameworks, models, or propositions relevant to Environmental Sanitation studies.

These contributions may address political thought, democratic theory, governance, citizenship, power relations, civil society, Environmental Sanitation justice, identity, political ethics, international relations, and related areas.

Manuscripts should present a clear and original scholarly argument. Authors are expected to establish the conceptual foundations of their analysis, engage critically with relevant literature, consider competing explanations, and explain the contribution of the proposed argument or framework.

Conceptual and Theoretical Articles may propose:

• new concepts or analytical distinctions;
• theoretical models and propositions;
• integration or reinterpretation of existing theories;
• critical evaluations of established frameworks; and
• context-sensitive explanations of Environmental Sanitation phenomena.

Arguments should be logically developed and supported by appropriate scholarship. Where relevant, authors should explain how the proposed framework could inform empirical research, policy analysis, or professional practice.

5. Methods and Measurement Article

Methods and Measurement Articles present significant methodological developments relevant to Environmental Sanitation research.

These may include:

• development and validation of research instruments;
• construction and evaluation of Environmental Sanitation or political indicators and indices;
• survey design and measurement;
• comparative research and case-selection strategies;
• qualitative and mixed-methods innovations;
• content analysis and discourse analysis methods;
• computational Environmental Sanitation science and digital research methods;
• approaches to causal inference and policy evaluation; and
• cross-cultural adaptation and assessment of measurement equivalence.

Manuscripts should clearly identify the methodological problem, explain the proposed approach, and demonstrate its value through appropriate empirical evidence, applications, simulations, or worked examples.

Instrument and index studies should explain the conceptual basis, item or indicator selection, data sources, analytical procedures, and relevant evidence of reliability and validity.

Particular attention should be given to the Environmental Sanitation, political, cultural, institutional, and linguistic appropriateness of methods and measurements. Authors should address transparency, reproducibility, data protection, and ethical considerations where applicable.

6. Brief Research Report

Brief Research Reports present original empirical research or significant preliminary findings in a concise format.

Suitable contributions may include focused analyses of electoral developments, governance practices, community initiatives, political participation, public attitudes, media discourse, digital engagement, or other issues within the journal’s scope.

These manuscripts must maintain the same standards of scientific rigor, research ethics, transparency, and methodological quality expected of full Original Research Articles. Preliminary findings should be explicitly identified, with appropriate limits placed on their interpretation.

A Brief Research Report should generally include:

1. Abstract and Keywords;
2. Introduction;
3. Methods;
4. Results;
5. Discussion and/or Conclusion; and
6. References.

The shorter format should not omit essential information required to assess the credibility of the research. Authors should clearly explain the study’s contribution, limitations, and implications.

7. Perspective

Perspective Articles present scholarly viewpoints on important, emerging, or contested issues in Environmental Sanitation studies.

These articles may examine democratic developments, governance challenges, public policy debates, civil society, gender and identity, digital disruption, political communication, international affairs, security, or other relevant topics.

Perspectives should be evidence-based, analytically clear, academically balanced, and properly referenced. Authors should engage with relevant scholarship and competing viewpoints while clearly distinguishing established evidence, scholarly interpretation, and normative arguments.

A Perspective Article should offer a substantive contribution to academic debate. Unsupported opinion, partisan promotion, and commentary without adequate scholarly grounding do not meet the requirements of this article type.

Global, Cultural, and Contextual Perspectives in Environmental Sanitation Studies

Jurnal Sanitasi Lingkungan recognizes that Environmental Sanitation phenomena develop within diverse cultural, linguistic, historical, religious, institutional, and geographical contexts. Accordingly, the journal encourages scholarship that examines these contexts explicitly and avoids unwarranted generalization across societies.

Jurnal Sanitasi Lingkungan encourages authors to:

• incorporate local, national, international, or comparative perspectives where relevant;
• recognize diversity in Environmental Sanitation experiences, political institutions, and cultural traditions;
• consider how power relations and structural inequalities influence research questions, methods, and interpretations;
• respect human dignity, diversity, and human rights;
• evaluate the contextual relevance of theories, concepts, and measurements;
• distinguish empirical findings from normative judgments and policy preferences;
• promote responsible exchange and dissemination of Environmental Sanitation knowledge; and
• develop interdisciplinary dialogue that strengthens understanding of contemporary Environmental Sanitation challenges.

Jurnal Sanitasi Lingkungan welcomes studies of Indonesia and other societies, including comparative and cross-national research. Contributions should explain how their findings advance broader scholarly debates while remaining attentive to the specific contexts in which the research was conducted.

The journal particularly encourages research involving underrepresented populations, regions, and communities, including scholarship that examines marginalized voices, unequal political participation, Environmental Sanitation exclusion, and differences in access to public resources.

Research on politically sensitive topics—including conflict, radicalism, terrorism, identity, and vulnerable communities—should use precise terminology, avoid stigmatizing generalizations, and explain relevant measures to protect participants and sensitive information.

Editorial Consideration

Acceptance of an article type does not guarantee publication. All submissions are initially assessed for relevance to the Aim and Scope of Jurnal Sanitasi Lingkungan, originality, academic quality, methodological adequacy, ethical compliance, and contribution to the literature.

The Editorial Team reserves the right to recommend reclassification when a manuscript’s content, methodology, or scholarly contribution does not correspond to the article type selected during submission.

Authors must ensure that their manuscripts are written in English and comply with the journal’s Author Guidelines before submission.