Optimum, p-ISSN: 1411-6022 dan e-ISSN: 2613-9464, is a peer-reviewed journal published two times a year (March and September) by Universitas Ahmad Dahlan. Optimum has published in electronic (PDF) versions. Electronic articles are available on http://journal.uad.ac.id/index.php/OPTIMUM/issue/archive. Optimum is intended to be the journal for publishing articles reporting the results of research on business.

The Optimum focuses on the research related to economics and development that are relevant for the development of theory and practices of economics especially in Indonesia and Southeast Asia and also in the world. Therefore, The Optimum accepts the articles from Indonesia and other countries. The Optimum invites manuscripts in the various topics include, but not limited to, functional areas under themes:

• Economic development issues

• Economic growth

• International trade and finance

• Fiscal and monetary policy

• Regional development

• Asset management and property valuation

• Public policy

• Development policy concerning the small and medium entreprises

• Health economics, political economics, and institutional economics

Optimum covered several research approaches, such as: quantitative, qualitative and mixed method. The article does not contain plagiarism and we do not receive article has been publishing in other journals before. All submitted manuscripts will be initially reviewed by editors and are then evaluated by minimum two reviewers through the double-blind review process. This is to ensure the quality of the published manuscripts in the journal.