Journal profile
AlUlum
ISSN 1412-0534 · eISSN 2442-8213 · Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Sultan Amai Gorontalo · Indonesia
AlUlum: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 10 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AlUlum is published by Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Sultan Amai Gorontalo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education and Islamic Studies, Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia and Islamic Thought and Society Studies, together about 35.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aim and Scope Al-Ulum is a biannual peer-reviewed journal published in June and December by Lembaga Penelitian & Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (LP2M) of the Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Sultan Amai, Gorontalo - Indonesia. It aims to publish scholarly works on religious studies into broad communities. Al-Ulum focuses on Islamic Studies in a broad context regarding religion, education, sharia, jurisprudence, philosophy and thought, economics, politics, and local wisdom.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ahmad FaisalPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 11 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences13.3%
- Cultural and Religious Practices in IndonesiaSocial Sciences12.1%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities10%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences9.4%
- Islamic Studies and RadicalismSocial Sciences9%
- Education and Character DevelopmentSocial Sciences7.1%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 414 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 48 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 147 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 281 |
| 2022 | 26 | 26 | 313 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 231 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 1,500,000 | No | CC BY-SA | |
| OpenAlex | IDR 1,500,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IDR 1,500,000 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 90–140 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Plagiarism
- Peer review
Blind review system; authors should not include identifying information on the article cover. Model summary
Because of the "Blind Review" system, the author hoped not to include the name, the name and address of the institution and email address in the cover of the article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Articles must be original, unpublished works (no plagiarism). Model summary
The article is an original work (no plagiarism) and has never been published in a journal printed/online.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Sultan Amai Gorontalo
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 1412-0534
- Electronic ISSN
- 2442-8213
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AlUlum
How long does peer review take at AlUlum?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of AlUlum?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 90–140 words; Keywords: ≤ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of AlUlum based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (11). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index AlUlum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AlUlum is indexed in DOAJ.
Is AlUlum open access, and what is the APC?
AlUlum is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .