Journal profile
AlZahra Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies
ISSN 1412-226X · UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta · Indonesia
AlZahra Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
AlZahra Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies is published by UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Qur’anic Interpretation Studies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Islamic Studies and Radicalism, together about 37.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Al-Zahra: Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies published twice a year (June and December) as a medium for distributing scientific research in the field of Islamic Studies and Arabic in the Muslim community. Al-Zahra is published by the Faculty of Islamic Studies (FDI) UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta in partnership with IMLA (Association of Arabic Lecturers). Click Here to see the MoU. Al-Zahra has been accredited SINTA 2 by The Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education, the Republic of Indonesia, under Decree No. 295/C/C3/KPT/2026 and has been indexed in DOAJ, Almandumah, Google Scholar, Moraref, Indonesia One Search-National Library of Indonesia, and Portal Garuda.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Hamka HasanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 3, Algeria 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences13.4%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences12.3%
- Islamic Studies and RadicalismSocial Sciences11.9%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences10.4%
- Education and Character DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.7%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Islamic Finance and CommunicationSocial Sciences4.5%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences4.1%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, Almandumah, Moraref, Indonesia One Search, Portal GarudaPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 104 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 2 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- academic / scholarly journalsTypes of Journal Academic / Scholarly JournalsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteData availability
- Data availability
Privacy statement: names and email addresses entered in the journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of the journal and not shared with any other party. Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
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
- UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- Arabic
- ISSN
- 1412-226X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 23, 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about AlZahra Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies
How long does peer review take at AlZahra Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
Where are the editorial board members of AlZahra Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (3) and Algeria (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index AlZahra Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, AlZahra Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is AlZahra Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies open access, and what is the APC?
AlZahra Journal for Islamic and Arabic Studies is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .