Journal profile
Empowerment
ISSN 2252-4738 · eISSN 2580-7692 · STKIP Siliwangi · Indonesia
Empowerment: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Empowerment is published by STKIP Siliwangi. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education and Vocational Training, Child Development and Education and Early Childhood Education and Development, together about 31.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal title : Empowerment: Jurnal Ilmiah Program Studi Pendidikan Luar Sekolah Initials / DOI : empowerment/ 10.22460/empowerment Abbreviation :Empowerment: J. Ilm. Program Stud. Pendidik. Luar Sek. Editor in Chief : Dr. Ansori, M.Pd. Managing Editor : Dr. Lenny Nuraeni, M.Pd. Publisher : Program Studi Pendidikan Masyarakat, IKIP Siliwangi P-ISSN / O- ISSN : 2252-4738/ 2580-7692 Frequency : 2 times a year (Februari & September) The Empowerment Journal welcomes high-quality manuscripts resulted from a research project in the Scope of Community Education, which includes, but is not limited to the following topics: Nonformal Education, Informal Education, Community Education, Adult Education, Mass Education. The manuscript must be original research, written in English, and not be simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. We recommend qualitative, descriptive, or quantitative reseach. We may process manuscript of research and development (RnD). The Empowerment Journal was first published in February 2012. After a few years, finally, since January 3, 2020, the journal has been ACCREDITED by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education, the Republic of Indonesia as an achievement for the peer-reviewed journal which has excellent quality in management and publication. Then re-accredited in 2022 and valid until 2026. To improve the quality of articles in the Empowerment journal, then starting at volume 7 issue 1 (February 2018), templates for Empowerment journal articles are adjusted so that until now using a new template. The new template can be obtained on the page.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ansori AnsoriPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 16 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education and Vocational TrainingSocial Sciences11.5%
- Child Development and EducationSocial Sciences11.3%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences9%
- Vocational and Entrepreneurial EducationSocial Sciences8.4%
- Education and Character DevelopmentSocial Sciences6.5%
- Education Systems and PoliciesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.7%
- Community and Sustainable DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.2%
- Educational Methods and Media UseComputer Science4.2%
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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 286 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 18 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 84 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 145 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 110 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 83 |
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 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The author is responsible for acquiring the permission(s) to reproduce any copyrighted figures, tables, data, or text that are being used in the submitted paper. Authors should note that text quotations of more than 250 words from a published or copyrighted work will require grant of permission from the original publisher to reprint. The written permission letter(s) must be submitted together wi…
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
- STKIP Siliwangi
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2252-4738
- Electronic ISSN
- 2580-7692
- 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 Empowerment
How long does peer review take at Empowerment?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 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 Empowerment?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; 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 Empowerment based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (16). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Empowerment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Empowerment is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Empowerment open access, and what is the APC?
Empowerment 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: .