Journal profile
Journal of Islamic Civilization
ISSN 2657-1021 · eISSN 2657-1013 · Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya · Indonesia
Journal of Islamic Civilization: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Islamic Civilization is published by Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Thought and Society Studies, Islamic Studies and Radicalism and Qur’anic Interpretation Studies, together about 36.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Islamic Civilization is a journal managed by LPPM Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya, which publishes articles with various perspectives, including literature studies and field studies. This journal emphasizes aspects related to: Islamic civilization and Science Islamic civilization and thought Muslim civilization and community Islamic civilization and philosophy Islamic civilization and peaple's Peace Islamic civilization and education Islamic civilization and law Islamic civilization and economy Islamic civilization and philology Study of al Qur'an and hadits
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Masdar HilmyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities13.5%
- Islamic Studies and RadicalismSocial Sciences12.2%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences10.9%
- Cultural and Religious Practices in IndonesiaSocial Sciences10.5%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences9.6%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences6.1%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
- Education and Character DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.9%
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 112 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 27 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 59 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 48 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 70 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 42 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 500,000 | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | IDR 500,000 | 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
Article types accepted1
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePlagiarism
- Plagiarism
Plagiarism check with Turnitin; maximum similarity 25% Model summary
The paper will be checked for plagiarism with Turnitin with a minimum yield of 25%. If there are more than these provisions, the paper will be returned to the author
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
- Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Surabaya
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2657-1021
- Electronic ISSN
- 2657-1013
- 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 Islamic Civilization
How long does peer review take at Journal of Islamic Civilization?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Which databases index Journal of Islamic Civilization?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Islamic Civilization is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Islamic Civilization open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Islamic Civilization is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .