ARCHIPELAGO: Journal of Social Studies is a biannual international academic journal dedicated to disseminating studies on Malay-Indonesian societies, covering the fields of sociology, anthropology, history, politics, demography, geography, economy, and culture.

Specifically, the journal emphasizes the following areas:

1. Changes or dynamics of social structures and their functions.
2. Local responses to global social changes.
3. Interpretations and enactments of local cultural values within contemporary realities.
4. Dynamic relations between minority and majority groups.