Since 29 August 2017, on the 47th anniversary of IHS, JURNAL SEJARAH appeared online and published biannually (August & February) toaccomodate the increasing demandof scientific publication specialized on Indonesian historical studies. The online version is based on the IHS principle that knowledge is a common treasure of mankind and therefore it is an open access journal without geographical, financial and institutional limitations. Under this principle, JURNAL SEJARAH is committed to provide an open access for academic work. All of the JS articles and reviews are free to access immediately from the date of publication.