Journal profile
Biokultur
ISSN 2302-3058 · eISSN 2746-2692 · Universitas Airlangga · Indonesia
Biokultur: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biokultur is published by Universitas Airlangga. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia, Cultural and Artistic Studies and Museums and Cultural Heritage, together about 28.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Biokultur receives manuscripts from both original articles which are field-work research and literature review in the field of Anthropology. The scope of the anthropology includes: Social Anthropology Physical Anthropology Political Anthropology Cultural and Society
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Lucy Dyah HendrawatiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 6, Taiwan, China 1, Malaysia 1, Thailand 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural and Religious Practices in IndonesiaSocial Sciences12.4%
- Cultural and Artistic StudiesSocial Sciences9%
- Museums and Cultural HeritageArts and Humanities6.7%
- Marriage and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences4.5%
- Environmental Sustainability and EducationEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Waste Management and RecyclingEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Coastal Management and DevelopmentEnvironmental Science4.5%
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 69 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 26 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 29 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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
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-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–350 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. 1. Copyright of this journal is possession of Editorial Board and Journal Manager, by the knowledge of the author, while the moral right of the publication belongs to the author. 2. The formal legal aspect of journal publication accessibility refers to a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in Biokultur. Biokultur Journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Manuscripts submitted to Biokultur will undergo a selection and assessment process by the Board of Editors to ensure their accordance with the writing guideline, focus, and scope, and that they are of excellent academic quality. The manuscripts will be reviewed using the double-blind peer review method in which case neither authors nor reviewers know each other's identities. Desk Review. At the de…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Screening
To avoid plagiarism, all submissions are screened using Turnitin before undergo the review processes. Plagiarism-free works should match these requirements: 1. Writing that quoting writings of others (by quoting indirectly) that has been well paraphrased, by making one's own words, instead of performing copy and paste or typing the source word-by-word, and write down the reading sources according …
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
- Universitas Airlangga
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- Indonesian, English
- ISSN
- 2302-3058
- Electronic ISSN
- 2746-2692
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, 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 Biokultur
How long does peer review take at Biokultur?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Biokultur?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–350 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Biokultur based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (6), Taiwan, China (1) and Malaysia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biokultur?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biokultur is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Biokultur open access, and what is the APC?
Biokultur 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .