Journal profile · ASIAN STUDIES
Indonesia and the Malay World
ISSN 1363-9811 · eISSN 1469-8382 · Taylor & Francis
Indonesia and the Malay World: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; median 206 days to acceptance (14 articles, last 24 months); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Indonesia and the Malay World is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Asian Studies and History, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia, together about 47% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aims and scopeJournal metrics Editorial board Indonesia and the Malay World is a peer-reviewed journal that is committed to the publication of scholarship in the arts and humanities on maritime Southeast Asia. It particularly focuses on the study of the languages, literatures, art, archaeology, history, religion, anthropology, performing arts, cinema and tourism of the region. In addition to welcoming individual articles, it also publishes special issues focusing on a particular theme or region. The journal is published three times a year, in March, July, and November. Peer Review Statement All submittedresearch articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, with initial editor screening, and subsequent anonymized refereeing by at least two peer reviewers. Read full aims and scope
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ASIAN STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences19.4%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences16.8%
- Cultural and Religious Practices in IndonesiaSocial Sciences10.8%
- Colonial History and Postcolonial StudiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Cultural and Artistic StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences3.8%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Asian Studies | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | Q1 | 132/536 | 75th |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q2 | 180/692 | 74th |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q3 | 452/876 | 48th |
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
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 175OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.63OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.51%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,361 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 5 | 360 |
| 2025 | 15 | 2 | 389 |
| 2024 | 20 | 9 | 606 |
| 2023 | 17 | 3 | 752 |
| 2022 | 17 | 5 | 606 |
| 2021 | 18 | 3 | 469 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
206 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 137 days – 277 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 59 days (14 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 277 days
- Sample
- 14 articles with submission and acceptance dates (30 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
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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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1363-9811
- Electronic ISSN
- 1469-8382
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 159 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Indonesia and the Malay World
What CAS zone is Indonesia and the Malay World in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Indonesia and the Malay World is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Asian Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Indonesia and the Malay World?
Based on the dates recorded on 14 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 206 days (interquartile range 137–277 days). 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.
Which databases index Indonesia and the Malay World?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Indonesia and the Malay World is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is Indonesia and the Malay World open access, and what is the APC?
Indonesia and the Malay World is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .