Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
JILS Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies
ISSN 2548-1584 · eISSN 2548-1592 · Universitas Negeri Semarang · Indonesia
JILS Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies: fully open access; APC about USD 131; review about 20 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 35% (journal website); 28 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2023 (Volume 8, Issue 2): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JILS Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies is published by Universitas Negeri Semarang. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies, Legal Studies and Policies and Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia, together about 57.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JILS (Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies) is a peer reviewed journal published biannual (May and November) by Faculty of Law, Universitas Negeri Semarang. JILS published both Printed and Online version (Print ISSN 2548-1584, Online ISSN 2548-1592). JILS is intended to be the journal for publishing of results of research on law both empirical and normative study, especially in the legal issues in broad multidisciplinary approach to the study of laws of the Indonesia and Global context, thereby reaching a wide readership including legal academics, philosophers, criminologists, anthropologists, sociologists, historians, political scientists, legal practitioners and others. The various topics but not limited to, criminal law, constitutional law, private law, economic law, human rights law, international law, tax law, Islamic law, customary law, commercial business law, environmental law, street law, legal education, maritime law, trade law, in the framework of Indonesian legal studies and global context.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief RIDWAN ARIFINPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Indonesia 17, Australia 2, Mainland China 1, Japan 1, India 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences32.8%
- Legal Studies and PoliciesSocial Sciences12.8%
- Legal and Policy Analysis in IndonesiaSocial Sciences11.6%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences3.7%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences3.7%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences3.1%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences2.7%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences2.5%
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
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q1 | 74/1162 | 93rd |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 256 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 90 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 146 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 263 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 302 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 190 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 62 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | IDR 2,000,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IDR 2,000,000 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universitas Negeri Semarang
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2548-1584
- Electronic ISSN
- 2548-1592
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 2 (2023)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JILS Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies
How long does peer review take at JILS Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35%. 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 JILS Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (17), Australia (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JILS Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JILS Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies is indexed in Scopus.
Is JILS Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies open access, and what is the APC?
JILS Journal of Indonesian Legal Studies is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 131.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .