Pena: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra is a review journal that can be used as a place for publication of innovative research-research in the field of teaching and learning of language and literature. More specifically some fields that are relevant to the aims and scope of the Pena: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra are:

1. Teaching and learning of Indonesian language and literature.

2. Development research in learning Indonesian language and literature.

3. Evaluation of learning Indonesian language and literature.

4. Language research.

5. Literary research.

6. Research on the innovation or effectiveness of various language learning program models, such as the Indonesian Language for Foreign Speakers (BIPA) and English as a second language (ESL) program.

7. Research on the relationship between culture and language recognition in the home and school environment.

8. Specialized research on local language needs and issues and policies.

9. Forensic Linguistics