Journal profile
Journal of Social Studies
ISSN 1858-2656 · eISSN 2721-4036 · Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta · Indonesia
Journal of Social Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 8 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Social Studies is published by Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia, Education and Character Development and Asian Studies and History, together about 27.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal title Journal of Social Studies Initials JSS Abbreviations j.ss Frequency Biannually (April and October) DOI Prefix 10.21831 ISSN 2721-4036 (Online) |1858-2656 (Print) Editor-in-chief Muhammad Fikri Alvinca Publisher Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta License Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) Journal of Social Studies (JSS) is a peer-reviewed, open-access, scholarly journal that provides a dedicated, interdisciplinary forum for international research on all aspects of social studies. JSS is published by Himpunan Sarjana Pendidikan Ilmu-ilmu Sosial Indonesia (The Association of Educational Scholars of Indonesian Social Studies) in collaboration with the Faculty of Social Sciences and Political Science, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta. JSS positions itself as a scholarly platform dedicated to advancing critical social studies on Indonesia and the Global South. Unlike general social science journals, JSS focuses on contextual and interdisciplinary analyses of social, political, cultural, and educational dynamics that shape citizenship, democracy, and social transformation in developing societies. This journal has been ACCREDITED by the National Journal Accreditation (ARJUNA) and managed by the Ministry of Research and Technology, Republic of Indonesia, with SINTA 4.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Muhammad FikriPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 13%); most named Indonesia 5, Mainland China 1, Australia 1, Malaysia 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Cultural and Religious Practices in IndonesiaSocial Sciences9.3%
- Education and Character DevelopmentSocial Sciences9.3%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences8.5%
- Islamic Studies and RadicalismSocial Sciences6.2%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Multicultural Education and Local WisdomSocial Sciences5.4%
- Islamic Finance and CommunicationSocial Sciences4.7%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial 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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.53OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 125 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 56 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 98 |
| 2023 | 18 | 18 | 128 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 112 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 44 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | |
| 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
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship
Authors retain copyright Model summary
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
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: 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 that allows others to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
If approved by the editor, submissions will be evaluated by peer reviewers, whose identities will remain anonymous to the authors, and vice versa, ensuring a double-blind review process.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via Crossref Similarity Check powered by Turnitin Model summary
To ensure originality, all manuscripts submitted to Journal of Social Studies (JSS) are screened using Crossref Similarity Check powered by Turnitin to detect any plagiarised content.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Preprint and postprint archiving permitted and encouraged Model summary
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their websites) before and during the submission process, as this can lead to productive exchanges and earlier, broader citation of published work.
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 Negeri Yogyakarta
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1858-2656
- Electronic ISSN
- 2721-4036
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, 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 Social Studies
How long does peer review take at Journal of Social Studies?
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 Journal of Social Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; 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 Social Studies based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 13%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (5), Mainland China (1) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Social Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Social Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal of Social Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Social Studies 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .