About the Journal

Besari: Journal of Social and Cultural Studies is an open access, peer-reviewed journal committed to provide a platform for critical and constructive dialogues on social (sciences) and cultural studies.

Not only being named after the most prominent cleric of Ponorogo, Kiai Ageng Muhammad Besari, the besari also derives from basyari (ar: humanist); therefore, this journal is established to interrogate and scrutinize as well as support what human means and plays roles as a social and cultural being, beyond geographical, communal, or disciplinary boundaries. 

This journal is published biannually by PC ISNU (Ikatan Sarjana Nahdlatul Ulama) Kab. Ponorogo, Indonesia, a regional board of Ikatan Sarjana Nahdlatul Ulama, an autonomous sub-organization of Nahdlatul Ulama, that is run mainly by young scholars (sarjana). The Nahdlatul Ulama itself, not only is the largest social-religious organization in Indonesia, but also literally means "the awakening of scholars".

A brief profile of Ikatan Sarjana Nahdlatul Ulama might be accessed here (hyperlink), while the appointment letter of the Ponorogo regional board here (hyperlink).

ISSN 3047-2458 is registered at ISSN National Center, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional, Indonesia.