About the Journal

The Asian Journal of Criminal Law and Criminal Justice (AJCLJ) is a peer-reviewed and open-access journal focusing on criminal law and criminal justice from Asian and comparative perspectives. The journal is a collaborative effort between Association of Indonesian Criminal Law and Criminology Lecturers (ASPERHUPIKI) and Universitas Brawijaya Center for Criminal Justice Research (PERSADA UB). AJCLJ provides a forum for academics, researchers, judges, prosecutors, lawyers, policymakers, and legal reformers to discuss important developments and contemporary challenges in criminal law and the administration of criminal justice in Asia and beyond.

AJCLJ is designed as both an academic platform and a practical resource for students, lecturers, and practitioners. The journal provides critical and accessible discussion on developments in substantive criminal law, criminal procedure, evidence, sentencing, punishment, and criminal justice reform. The journal also examines important court decisions, legislative developments, and contemporary debates in criminal law. Case notes, commentaries, and research articles are presented in a clear and easy-to-follow format to support academic discussion, legal education, and professional practice.

The journal welcomes original research articles, review articles, case notes, and legislative commentaries focusing on criminal law and related fields. Topics include criminal liability, theories of punishment, constitutional criminal law, due process, judicial oversight, prosecutorial power, policing, restorative justice, victim protection, transnational crime, cybercrime, terrorism, corruption, environmental crime, and human rights in criminal justice systems. AJCLJ also encourages comparative and socio-legal studies examining the reform and development of criminal law in Asian countries.

AJCLJ especially welcomes scholarship discussing criminal law reform, codification, criminal procedure reform, and the relationship between criminal law, society, and technology. The journal accepts doctrinal, normative, empirical, comparative, historical, and interdisciplinary approaches from scholars and practitioners in law and related disciplines.

All submissions undergo a thorough double-blind peer-review process involving at least two independent reviewers to maintain academic quality, originality, and scholarly integrity. Through this process, AJCLJ aims to contribute to the development of fair, accountable, and human rights-oriented criminal justice systems, while strengthening comparative criminal law scholarship and academic collaboration across Asia and the Global South.