Aims and Scopes

The aim of the PENDETA journal is to serve as an international forum for academicians, researchers, theorists, practitioners and policy makers to promote, share, collaborate and discuss various new issues and developments in the Malay language.
PENDETA Journal was first published in 2005 under the name of the Journal of Language, Literature and Culture. The focus of the journal is to publish manuscripts that focus on research-based articles, case studies, Innovation in teaching and learning relevant to thejournal interest. PENDETA looks forward to receiving original manuscripts from ASEAN region which looked at the area of Malay-focused language, culture, literature, education and pedagogy.
All manuscripts must be prepared in Malay language or English language and will be subjected to a rigorous peer-review process.


Matlamat jurnal adalah untuk menerbitkan manuskrip yang memberi tumpuan kepada artikel berasaskan bidang penyelidikan, kajian kes, inovasi dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran yang relevan dengan tumpuan bidang jurnal. PENDETA mengalu-alukan penghantaran manuskrip asli khususnya dari rantau ASEAN yang berfokus kepada bidang-bidang tersebut.

PENDETA berfungsi sebagai wahana perbincangan kepada ahli-ahli akademik, penyelidik, pakar bidang, pengamal dan pembuat dasar pada peringkat nasional dan antarabangsa bagi perkongsian dan perbincangan pelbagai isu dan perkembangan terkini dalam bahasa Melayu.