Social Science Publications in Seven Indonesian University (2008-2018)

The presented bibliometric dataset relates to a research article entitled “University Reform and the development of social sciences in Indonesia” published by the International Journal of Educational Development [1]. The dataset is substantiated by informed peer reviews as a way to conduct a longitudinal analysis of the contents of social science publications stored in the Scopus database. These publications were produced by academics at the faculties of social and political sciences at the seven state-owned universities in Indonesia over ten years from the beginning of Indonesian university reform in 2008 until July 2018. The dataset is the only data on social sciences currently available in Indonesia. The data collection involved listing the names of academics from faculty websites and searching their publications in the Scopus database. The authors act as informed peer reviewers to identify the publications as mainstream and non mainstream, their themes, research collaboration, policy and academic contributions. The dataset informs the state of the art of social sciences not only at university level but also at national level. Informed peer reviews are needed to supplement bibliometric data to assess the quality of social scientific works.