Journal History

Journal of City: Branding and Authenticity (JCBAu) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Institute for Advanced Science, Social, and Sustainable Future (IASSSF). This journal features scholarly work by academics, researchers, and practitioners, focusing on the practices of city branding and city authenticity, and their economic, social, political, and cultural implications. JCBAu is published twice a year, in January and July.

The journal began publication in July 2023 with Volume 1, Issue 1. All submitted manuscripts must be original.

JCBAu is hosted on the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform. Its Open Archives Initiative (OAI) address can be accessed via https://journal-iasssf.com/index.php/JCBAU/oai. The journal received its official ISSN (Online): 3025-4000 in its inaugural edition. JCBAU has also established collaborations with other academic journals to facilitate article exchange, reviewer sharing, and editorial development in order to continuously enhance publication quality.

To increase its visibility and academic reputation, JCBAu has been indexed in Dimensions, Google Scholar, Scilit, BASE, Indonesia OneSearch, EuroPub, Harvard Dataverse, Crossref, and GARUDA.

Recent Updates

We are pleased to announce several important updates, reflecting our ongoing commitment to enhancing the quality and focus of JCBAu:

• Updated Article Template
  Starting from Volume 2, Issue 1, we have introduced a revised article template to improve readability, structure, and alignment with modern academic publishing standards.