The KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (, abbreviated as KITLV) at

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("KITLV-Jakarta"), as a part of an agreement with the

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are bought and given a place in the library of the institute, publications of the institute are sold, and original scientific works in the

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. The Jakarta office is, since July 1, 2014, part of

and doubles as the

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Publications

The KITLV Press published and distributed academic books on Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies. It also published three journals: * ''

Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde ''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 reviewed academic j ...

'', * ''Journal of Indonesian Social Sciences and Humanities'', and * ''

New West Indian Guide The ''New West Indian Guide'' (''Nieuwe West-Indische Gids'') is a peer-reviewed academic journal founded by the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies. It was established in 1919 by Herman Benjamins and covers rese ...

/ Nieuwe West-Indische Gids''.

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