Journal profile
ElFikr
ISSN 2809-6657 · eISSN 2809-1728 · Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang, Fakultas Ushuluddin dan Pemikiran Islam · Indonesia
ElFikr: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ElFikr is published by Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang, Fakultas Ushuluddin dan Pemikiran Islam. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Thought and Society Studies, Qur’anic Interpretation Studies and Education and Islamic Studies, together about 44.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Philosophy. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
El-Fikr: Jurnal Aqidah dan Filsafat Islam [Journal of Aqidah and Islamic Philosophy) is open access scholarly journal, publishing peer reviewed studies of Theology and The Islamic Philosphy. It is available online immediately upon final acceptance, thus making journal content more quickly available to scholars, policy-makers, and practitioners.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Fenti FebrianiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 6, Australia 1 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities24.6%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences10.2%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences9.6%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences8%
- Medieval and Classical PhilosophyArts and Humanities6.4%
- Cultural and Religious Practices in IndonesiaSocial Sciences5.9%
- Islamic Studies and RadicalismSocial Sciences5.9%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
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
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 73 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteCode availability, Data availability, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Code availability
80% of references from last five years. Model summary
Referral sources should provide 80% of journal articles, proceedings, or research results from the last five years.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
APA 6th edition citation style. Model summary
Writing techniques bibliography, using the system cites APA (American Psychological Association) Style and the 6th edition.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review required before publication. Model summary
The Manuscript will publish in El-Fikr: Jurnal Aqidah dan Filsafat Islam after being reviewed by peer reviewers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original work, no plagiarism, Indonesian or English. Model summary
The Manuscript should be written in Indonesian or English and have never been published or is not in the process of submission for publication to other media and does not contain elements of plagiarism.
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 Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang, Fakultas Ushuluddin dan Pemikiran Islam
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- Arabic, English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2809-6657
- Electronic ISSN
- 2809-1728
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, 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 ElFikr
How long does peer review take at ElFikr?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 ElFikr?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: APA. 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 ElFikr based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (6) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ElFikr?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ElFikr is indexed in DOAJ.
Is ElFikr open access, and what is the APC?
ElFikr 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: .