Journal profile
Islamic Counseling Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling Islam
ISSN 2580-3638 · eISSN 2580-3646 · Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Curup · Indonesia
Islamic Counseling Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling Islam: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Islamic Counseling Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling Islam is published by Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Curup. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Education and Character Development, Counseling Practices and Supervision and Education and Islamic Studies, together about 37.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Original title : Islamic Counseling: Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam Short title : JBKI Accreditation : Sinta 4 P-ISSN : 2580-3638 E-ISSN : 2580-3646 Frequency : 2 issues per year (May and November) Citation Analysis : Sinta Googel Scholar URL : http://journal.iaincurup.ac.id/index.php/JBK Email : jbki@iaincurup.ac.id/bkijurnal@gmail.com Mailing Address: Scientific Publication Center Research and Comunity Service Agency Institut Agama Islam Negeri Curup Dr. Ak. Gani Street No. 01 Telp. (0732) 21010 Curup Rejang Lebong Bengkulu-Indonesia 39119. Islamic Counseling: Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam is an academic journal that emphasizes on actual issues related to Islamic guidance and counseling. The focus of this Journal is on the Islamic guidance and counseling studies. Sub themes and scope in the scientific publications of Islamic Counseling: Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam, include: 1. Islamic Guidance 2. Islamic Counseling 3. Educational Psychology 4. Individual and Group Counseling 5. Family Counseling, 6. Psychoterapy, 7. Sufistic Therapy, 8. Community Counseling, 9. Teen and Adult Issues in guidance and Counseling, 10. Contemporary Issues in Islamic guidance and Counseling, 11. Indigineous Counseling, 12. Multiculture Counseling. Islamic Counseling: Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam is published twice a year (once every six months, issued in May and November) by the Institut Agama Islam Negeri Curup. Articles to be received and published in the Journal of Counseling RELIGI Journal of Islamic Counseling Guidance should be included within the scope of the field of Islamic guidance and counseling. The process of publishing the manuscript through peer review and the editing process.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Sutarto SutartoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 8 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Education and Character DevelopmentSocial Sciences12.7%
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology12.4%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences12.4%
- Psychological Treatments and AssessmentsPsychology12.4%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences10.3%
- Student Stress and CopingPsychology8.9%
- Values and Moral EducationSocial Sciences3.1%
- Career Development and DiversitySocial Sciences2.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Sinta, Googel ScholarPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 158 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 33 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 127 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 230 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 192 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 122 |
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 PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 4 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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-NC-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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 6,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted1
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
 Islamic Counseling: Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling Islam : Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journ…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
The process of publishing the manuscript through peer review and the editing process. Model summary
The process of publishing the manuscript through peer review and the editing process.
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
- Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Curup
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2580-3638
- Electronic ISSN
- 2580-3646
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, 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 Islamic Counseling Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling Islam
How long does peer review take at Islamic Counseling Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling Islam?
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 Islamic Counseling Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling Islam?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 6,000 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 Islamic Counseling Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling Islam based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Islamic Counseling Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling Islam?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Islamic Counseling Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling Islam is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Islamic Counseling Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling Islam open access, and what is the APC?
Islamic Counseling Jurnal Bimbingan Konseling Islam 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: .