Journal profile
Journal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling
ISSN 2746-1513 · eISSN 2746-1521 · UIN Walisongo Semarang, Fakultas Dakwah dan Komunikasi · Indonesia
Journal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 5 articles in 2025; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling is published by UIN Walisongo Semarang, Fakultas Dakwah dan Komunikasi. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Counseling Practices and Supervision, Student Stress and Coping and Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, together about 30.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Social Psychology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal Information Journal Title in ROAD ISSN Journal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling Short Title JAGC Abbreviation J. of Adv. Guidance. & Counseling. Language English Management Style Open Access Subject Areas Islamic Guidance and Counseling Publisher Department Islamic Guidance and Counseling, Faculty Da’wa and Communication, Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo, Semarang, Indonesia Frequency 2 issues every year (June and December) DOI Prefix 10.21580/jagc by ISSN 2746-1521 (online); 2746-1513 (printed) Editor-in-Chief Dr. H. Safrodin, M,Ag., Citation Analysis Sinta | Google Scholar l Citedness in Scopus | Dimensions Journal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling is a research journal published by Department Islamic Guidance and Counseling, Faculty Da’wa and Communication, Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo, Semarang, Indonesia, published twice per year. This journal is intended to be the journal for publishing articles reporting the results of research on Guidance and Counseling. This journal invites manuscripts in the various topics include, but not limited to, functional areas of 1) Islamic Guidance and Counseling; 2) Child and Adolescent Counseling; 3) Adult and Elder Counseling; 4) Family Counseling; 5) School Counseling; 6) Higher Education Counseling; 7) Crisis and Risk Counseling; 8) Occupational Counseling; 9) Cyber Counseling; 10) Educational Psychology; 11) Counseling and Guidance; 12) Rehabilitation Counseling; 13) Technology usage in Counseling; 14) Counseling and Guidance for Special Population. Organization PartnersJournal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling collaborated with Association of Islamic Guidance and Counseling Experts (Perkumpulan Ahli Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (MoU, Certificate, website PABKI) and Ikatan Konselor Indonesia (IKI)(MoU, website IKI) E-ISSN: 2746-1521 ISSN (print): 2746-1513 Indexed by:
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief H. SafrodinPublisher 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
- Counseling Practices and SupervisionPsychology12.2%
- Student Stress and CopingPsychology10.3%
- Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologySocial Sciences8.4%
- Psychological Treatments and AssessmentsPsychology8.4%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology6.5%
- Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionPsychology4.7%
- Impact of Technology on AdolescentsSocial Sciences3.7%
- Bullying, Victimization, and AggressionPsychology3.7%
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
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 56 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 18 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 19 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
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
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The copyright of the received article shall be assigned to the journal as the publisher of the journal. The intended copyright includes the right to publish the article in various forms (including reprints). The journal maintains the publishing rights to the published articles. Authors are allowed to use their articles for any legal purposes deemed necessary without written permission from the jou…
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
- UIN Walisongo Semarang, Fakultas Dakwah dan Komunikasi
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2746-1513
- Electronic ISSN
- 2746-1521
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 6, Issue 2 (2025)
- 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 Journal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling
How long does peer review take at Journal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Journal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling 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 Journal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Advanced Guidance and Counseling 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: .