The Journal of Government Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published twice a year, in March and September, by the Program Studi Ilmu Pemerintahan Fakultas Ilmu Sosial dan Ilmu Politik, Universitas Muhammadiyah Kendari.
 
Journal Parabela aims to publish conceptual, review, and research articles in Governmental Science, promoting early, theoretical, pragmatic, and contemporary research that clearly contributes conceptually and methodologically to the international literature.
 
This journal covers topics such as arrangement, public policy and services, legislative processes, bureaucracy, leadership, government ethics, government communication, local politics, political economy, and community empowerment. It is open to methodological and conceptual approaches.