The International Journal of Indo-Pacific Studies, IJIPS (ISSN xxxx-xxxx) is an electronic journal (e-journal) published by Pusat Kajian Indo-Pasifik (Center for Indo-Pacific Studies) of Universitas Negeri Padang (UNP), designed towards fulfilling one of the principal missions of the Pusat Kajian Indo-Pasifik, namely the dissemination of academic research and other scholarly works. With all its inherent advantages, an e-journal serves as the best vehicle to carry IJIPS to the forefront of the global scholarly community.

IJIPS is a scholarly, multidisciplinary, internationally refereed journal focusing primarily on biogeographic region of Indo-Pacific, including Central Indo-Pacific, Eastern Indo-Pacific, Western Indo-Pacific. The disciplines of interest encompass politics, history, indigenous languages and literature, religion, man and the environment, ethno-history, anthropology, cultural heritage, social issues, economic development, war and conflict resolution, prehistory and archaeology, and the arts.