Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Human Rights in the Global South
ISSN 2962-5556 · Serikat Pengajar HAM Indonesia · Indonesia
Human Rights in the Global South: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Human Rights in the Global South is published by Serikat Pengajar HAM Indonesia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies, International Law and Human Rights and Environmental law and policy, together about 32.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations, Law and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Human Rights in the Global South (HRGS) is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to advancing critical and interdisciplinary human rights scholarship rooted in the Global South. Published by the Indonesian Association of Human Rights Lecturers (Serikat Pengajar Hak Asasi Manusia Indonesia or SEPAHAM Indonesia), this journal fills a crucial gap in academic publishing by providing a transregional forum for examining how human rights norms are interpreted, adapted, and contested across diverse legal, political, and cultural contexts. show all
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief Prischa ListiningrumPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 16, United Kingdom 5, Australia 4, Japan 2, Thailand 2 (43 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences12.9%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences11.3%
- Environmental law and policySocial Sciences8.1%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences6.5%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences4.8%
- Asian Geopolitics and EthnographySocial Sciences4.8%
- Human Rights and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.8%
- Migration, Racism, and Human RightsSocial Sciences4.8%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q2 | 437/1162 | 62nd |
| Gender Studies | Q2 | 91/233 | 61st |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q2 | 331/745 | 55th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 689/1530 | 54th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.16Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 37 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 23 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 41 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
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 12 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 | — |
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
- 200–300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 9,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
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
- Serikat Pengajar HAM Indonesia
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2962-5556
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Human Rights in the Global South
How long does peer review take at Human Rights in the Global South?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Human Rights in the Global South?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 9,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Human Rights in the Global South based?
Of the 43 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (16), United Kingdom (5) and Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Human Rights in the Global South?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Human Rights in the Global South is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Human Rights in the Global South open access, and what is the APC?
Human Rights in the Global South 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, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .