''Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde'' (English title: ''Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia and Oceania'') also known by the abbreviated name BKI (Bijdragen Koninklijk Instituut), is a
peer review
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ed
academic journal
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on
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...
and
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
that was established in 1853 and was published by the
Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies. It was published as ''Bijdragen tot de taal-, land- en volkenkunde van Nederlandsch-Indiƫ'' () between 1853 and 1948. The journal focuses in particular on
linguistics
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,
anthropology
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, and
history
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of
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, southeastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of China, east of the Indian subcontinent, and northwest of the Mainland Au ...
, and more specifically of
Indonesia
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. It appears quarterly, running a total of roughly 600 pages annually. The
editor-in-chief
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is Freek Colombijn (
Vrije Universiteit).
Brill acquired the journal in 2012.
Brill Completes Acquisition of KITLV Press
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See also
* Open access in the Netherlands
References
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Southeast Asian studies journals
Publications established in 1853
Open access journals
Quarterly journals
1853 establishments in the Netherlands
Anthropology journals
Brill Publishers academic journals
Multilingual journals
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