About the Journal

Nusantara's meaning Throughout Southeast Asia's history, the notion has taken on several interpretations. It first occurs in fourteenth-century Javanese manuscripts, then fades from recorded records for a time until reappearing when its practically magical properties were (re)discovered in the late twentieth century. The term's meaning has evolved over time. Gadjah Mada, the Majapahit Empire's chief minister, used it in 1334 to refer to the Majapahit Empire's marine margins (the nusantara). During the anti-colonial fight, the phrase captivated the imaginations of writers, novelists, poets, and politicians in Indonesia and British Malaya, but it soon faded from public discourse, only to reappear in the 1990s with the formation of a Nusantara youth culture and a politicized Nusantara.

Focus and scope Nusantara: Journal of Cultural Research (NJCR):
- Literature and language development
- The influence of local culture on religion
- Development of Sociology and Anthropology in Community Groups
- Ethnic psychology