This site is the official scientific publication portal managed by St. James Catholic College (STK Santo Yakobus), Merauke. This Open Journal Systems (OJS) portal is dedicated to accommodating, managing, and disseminating research results, academic thoughts, and innovations from academicians and researchers. Currently, our publishing portal hosts several centralized academic journals, including the Problems of Pastoral Jurnal (JUMPA) and the Animha Journal of Educational Innovation (JIPA). We are committed to advancing the quality of higher education through high-quality, open-access publications.

Journals

  • Journal of Pastoral Issues

    The Problems of Pastoral Jurnal or abbreviated as JUMPA is a journal published by St. James Catholic College Merauke periodically in April and October every year. This journal discusses the pastoral issues of the Church including issues of: Education, Catechesis, Theology, Phenomenology of Religion, Liturgy, and other problems of the people.

  • Animha Journal of Educational Innovation

    The Animha Journal of Educational Innovation (JIPA) is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Primary School Teacher Education Programme (PGSD) at the Santo Yakobus Catholic College in Merauke. Animha derives from the Marind-Anim language and means “True Human Being”. The journal focuses on scholarly research related to pedagogy, learning strategies and methods, primary education innovation, and PGSD curriculum development.