Journal profile
El Barka
ISSN 2657-1153 · Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam IAIN Ponorogo · Indonesia
El Barka: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
El Barka is published by Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam IAIN Ponorogo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Halal products and consumer behavior and Religion, Society, and Development, together about 46.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
El Barka is a semiannual journal published by the Faculty of Islamic Economics and Business IAIN Ponorogo and cooperates with the Centre of Islamic Economics Studies (CIES), Economics and Finance Lecturers Association of Infrastructure University of Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Sharia Economics Lecturer Association or Asosiasi Dosen Ekonomi Syariah (ADESy), and Ikatan Ahli Ekonomi Islam Indonesia (IAEI), El Barka accepts original scientific writings that have never been published in the field of economics, Islamic economics, and business, including conceptual thoughts, research reports, case reports, application of theory, critical studies, and literature reviews. This Journal has been accredited as a scientific journal by the Ministry of Research-Technology and the Higher Education Republic of Indonesia: 79/E/KPT/2023 Sinta 3 Recomended Tools : Abstracting and Indexing :
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ely MasykurohPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 13, Malaysia 3, United Kingdom 2, Japan 1, Germany 1 (21 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting31.3%
- Halal products and consumer behaviorSocial Sciences9.2%
- Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.9%
- Islamic Finance and CommunicationSocial Sciences4.8%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.7%
- Historical Economic and Legal ThoughtSocial Sciences3.7%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences3.3%
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
SINTA, Google Cendekia, Dimensi, Garuda, OneSearch, CrossRef, Moraref, DRJIPublisher 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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 118 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 20 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 33 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 81 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 118 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 111 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 66 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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-NC | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review, Self-archiving
- Peer review
Blind review instructions must be followed for peer-reviewed sections. Model summary
If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Accredited as a scientific journal by the Ministry of Research-Technology and the Higher Education Republic of Indonesia: 79/E/KPT/2023 Sinta 3 Model summary
This Journal has been accredited as a scientific journal by the Ministry of Research-Technology and the Higher Education Republic of Indonesia: 79/E/KPT/2023 Sinta 3
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
- Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Islam IAIN Ponorogo
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2657-1153
- Print ISSN
- 2657-1862
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, 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 El Barka
How long does peer review take at El Barka?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 El Barka based?
Of the 21 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (13), Malaysia (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index El Barka?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, El Barka is indexed in DOAJ.
Is El Barka open access, and what is the APC?
El Barka 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: .