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Public Sector Economics Review (PSER)
An open-access, peer-reviewed journal publishing high-quality research in economics. Bridging academics, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners across local, regional, and global economies.
About the Journal
Public Sector Economics Review (PSER) is published by PT. Cipta Insan Unggul.
- Journal Title
- Public Sector Economics Review (PSER)
- Publisher
- PT. Cipta Insan Unggul
- Publication Frequency
- Twice per period (October and April)
- Review Process
- Double-Blind Peer Review
- Access Policy
- Open Access (Free to read & download)
- Publication Language
- Indonesian / English
The journal serves as a collaborative platform for academics, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to share innovative insights, empirical studies, and latest theoretical advancements. It focuses heavily on analyzing public sector dynamics, economic policies, and their broader implications on local, regional, and global economies.
Call for Papers: Vol. 1 No. 1 October 2026
PSER invites lecturers, researchers, and practitioners to submit their best scientific articles. The focus includes Public Economics, Economic Policy, Development Economics, Monetary Economics, Regional Economics, International Economics, Industrial Economics, and Behavioral Economics.
100% Free of Charge (No APC)
The submission deadline will be closed once the volume quota is full.
Focus and Scope
PSER welcomes original research articles, comprehensive review articles, and policy analyses, including but not limited to these topics.
Public Economics
Public finance, taxation, government expenditure, public debt, and fiscal policy.
Economic Policy
Formulation, implementation, and evaluation of macroeconomic and microeconomic policies.
Development Economics
Poverty alleviation, economic growth, inequality, human capital, and sustainable development goals (SDGs).
Monetary Economics
Central banking, inflation, interest rates, monetary policy transmission, and financial stability.
Regional Economics
Urban and rural development, spatial economics, decentralization, and local government finance.
International Economics
International trade, foreign direct investment (FDI), exchange rates, and global economic integration.
Industrial Economics
Market structure, firm behavior, antitrust policy, and industrial development.
Behavioral Economics
Psychological insights into economic decision-making by individuals and institutions.
Other Related Topics in Economics
Emerging economic trends, econometric modeling, and interdisciplinary studies with a strong economic focus.
Publication Workflow
Every manuscript submitted to PSER is processed through the standard OJS publication cycle.
- Submission & ConfirmationAuthors submit online using the official template, then confirm with the Journal Manager and provide the manuscript link (URL).
- Receipt by Journal ManagerThe Journal Manager checks administrative completeness and forwards the files to the Editorial Board.
- Initial Evaluation by Chief EditorScientific suitability and initial plagiarism screening (Turnitin); eligible manuscripts proceed, others are rejected via desk-review.
- Reviewer DistributionThe Chief Editor assigns at least 2 competent Peer Reviewers in the relevant field.
- Review ProcessReviewers evaluate the manuscript using a Double-Blind Peer Review system.
- FeedbackThe Editorial Board summarizes the Reviewers' recommendations and conveys them to the Author.
- Author RevisionAuthors comprehensively revise the manuscript based on the feedback.
- Submit RevisionAuthors resubmit the revised manuscript with a response to reviewers sheet.
- Final DecisionThe Chief Editor evaluates the revision and approves manuscripts that meet all scientific and editorial standards.
- LoA (Letter of Acceptance) IssuanceThe Journal Manager issues a Letter of Acceptance as proof that the article is accepted.
- Editing & LayoutingCopyediting, layout formatting, galley PDF creation, and DOI assignment (Crossref).
- PublishThe article is published online in the designated issue (October or April).
Policies
PSER upholds high ethical standards at every stage of publication.
Double-Blind Peer Review
The identity of both authors and reviewers remains confidential. Each paper is reviewed by experts in their respective fields of economics.
Publication Ethics and Plagiarism
PSER follows the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
- Every manuscript is checked with Turnitin before peer review.
- Maximum similarity index: 20%.
- Plagiarism, data fabrication, or redundant publication is rejected automatically.
Author Fees
Completely free of charge, from submission through publication.
- Article Submission Fee: IDR 0 (Free)
- Article Processing Charge (APC): IDR 0 (Free)
Withdrawal & Retraction
- Withdrawal during review or after acceptance is not allowed; authors may be blacklisted.
- Published articles are retracted only for serious violations such as plagiarism, data fabrication, or invalid authorship claims, and marked "RETRACTED".
- Simultaneous submission leads to immediate rejection and notice to the home institution.
Open Access & Copyright
Readers may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full texts without prior permission. Articles are distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0, and authors retain the copyright.
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
Templates and Information
Completely free of charge
Authors will not be charged any fees starting from the submission process, peer review, copyediting, layouting, DOI assignment, until the article is officially published online on our journal website.
Submit your article nowAfter submitting, authors confirm with the Journal Manager.
Journal Manager: Nuriko, nuriko@ptciu.com