MABASAN is a journal aiming to publish literary studies researches, either Indonesian, local, or foreign literatures. The scope of MABASAN includes linguistics, applied linguistics, interdisciplinary linguistics studies, theoretical literary studies, interdisciplinary literary studies, literature and identity politics, philology, and oral tradition. MABASAN is published by Balai Bahasa NTB, Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan Dasar dan Menengah. MABASAN accepts articles from authors of national or international institutions.