Journal profile
Forum Ilmu Sosial
ISSN 1412-971X · eISSN 2549-0745 · Universitas Negeri Semarang · Indonesia
Forum Ilmu Sosial: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Forum Ilmu Sosial is published by Universitas Negeri Semarang. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Public Administration in Developing Nations, Educational Curriculum and Learning Methods and Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Forum Ilmu Sosial published innovative research encompassed within the social sciences that include. Focus and scope in this journal relate to sociology, anthropology, political science, history, geography, and related disciplines. Contributions are welcome in any suitable form, including critical essays, reviews of significant topics, case studies, theoretical and empirical articles, and statistical analysis.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Tri MarhaeniPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 11, India 1, Malaysia 1, Thailand 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Public Administration in Developing NationsSocial Sciences12.1%
- Educational Curriculum and Learning MethodsSocial Sciences6.9%
- Cultural and Religious Practices in IndonesiaSocial Sciences6.9%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences6%
- Community-based Tourism Development and SustainabilitySocial Sciences6%
- Indonesian Election Politics and ParticipationSocial Sciences5.2%
- Local Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.3%
- Community and Sustainable DevelopmentSocial 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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 98 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 24 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 500,000 | 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Effectiveness Of Suno AI-Generated Thematic Action Songs On Vocabulary Mastery At Elementary School
Salma Fauza, Pipit Ertika Daristin (Author) 33-44 Article ID 49580 PDF DOI: https://doi.org/10.15294/fis.v53i01.49580
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Section A: Publication and authorship
All submitted papers are subject to strict peer-review process by at least two international reviewers that are experts in the area of the particular paper. Review process are blind peer review. The factors that are taken into account in review are relevance, soundness, significance, originality, readability and language. The possible decisions include acceptance, acceptance with revisions, or rej…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Our Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement are based on COPEs Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors. As such, this journal follows the COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors and the Code of Conduct for Journal Publishers.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors agree to transfer the copyright of the article to journal upon publication. The journal then holds the copyright for the published version of the article.
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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
All manuscripts submitted to this journal must follow focus and scope, and author guidelines of this journal. The submitted manuscripts must address scientific merit or novelty appropriate to the focus and scope. All manuscripts must be free from plagiarism contents. All authors are suggested to use plagiarism detection software to do the similarity checking. Editors check the plagiarism detection…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Policy of Screening for Plagiarism
All manuscripts must be free from plagiarism contents. All authors are suggested to use plagiarism detection software to do the similarity checking. Editors check the plagiarism detection of articles in this journal by using a Turnitin software.
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 Negeri Semarang
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 1412-971X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2549-0745
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53, Issue 01 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Forum Ilmu Sosial
How long does peer review take at Forum Ilmu Sosial?
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 Forum Ilmu Sosial based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (11), India (1) and Malaysia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Forum Ilmu Sosial?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Forum Ilmu Sosial is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Forum Ilmu Sosial open access, and what is the APC?
Forum Ilmu Sosial is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .