Journal profile
Jurnal Asia Pacific Studies
ISSN 2580-6378 · eISSN 2580-7048 · International Relations Study Program · Indonesia
Jurnal Asia Pacific Studies: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Jurnal Asia Pacific Studies is published by International Relations Study Program. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Relations and Foreign Policy, Global Political and Economic Relations and Maritime Security and History, together about 47% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Jurnal Asia Pacific Studies (JAPS) is published twice a year, every June and December. JAPS is founded and managed by International Relations Study Program of Universitas Kristen Indonesia with the purpose to provide access to high quality, open access and peer-reviewed journals. All articles will be subject to anonymous peer review, and will be evaluated on the basis of originality, novelty and relevance of the finding to JAPS' mission. JAPS focused on three key topics. Firstly, JAPS discussed the development of the synergy between the theories of International Relations (IR) and regional studies of Asia Pacific. There is a gap between IR theoretical discussion with issues and problems within the Asia Pacific regions. Asia Pacific is a host of great powers, world trade champions and a vast breadth of socio-cultural diversity. However, Asia Pacific region also has many potential and recurring problems starting from environmental crisis, arms race, extremism and radicalism. This offers opportunities for scholars to publish articles regarding the application and critical evaluation of IR theories with the development and the dynamics of these regional issues. Secondly, JAPS can also be a tool for IR scholars to create and develop new concepts based on regional perspective. There is an urgent need to reformulate many important concepts include (but not limited to): war, humanitarian intervention, human security, diplomacy, sustainable development, global governance, regional and international organization. Lastly, JAPS is an academic arena for debating and discussing phenomenons and crucial issues in Asia Pacific. In a complex and interdependent world, APS are eager to produce valuable insights and recommendation in dealing with specific issues such as South China Sea dispute, migrant workers or transboundary haze.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief V.L Sinta HerindrastiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences26.5%
- Global Political and Economic RelationsSocial Sciences10.5%
- Maritime Security and HistorySocial Sciences9.9%
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences3.3%
- International Maritime Law IssuesEnvironmental Science3.3%
- Belt and Road InitiativeEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.3%
- COVID-19, Geopolitics, Technology, MigrationSocial Sciences3.3%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences2.8%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, Garuda, CrossrefPublisher 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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 126 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 38 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 46 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 26 |
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
- 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 750,000 | No | CC BY | |
| 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
No charges/fees for publishing. Model summary
There are no charges/fees for publishing in Jurnal Asia Pacific Studies.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Open-access journal with rigorous peer-review process. Model summary
JAPS is managed with the aim of becoming a high-quality, open-access journal through a rigorous peer-review 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
- International Relations Study Program
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2580-6378
- Electronic ISSN
- 2580-7048
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- 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 Jurnal Asia Pacific Studies
How long does peer review take at Jurnal Asia Pacific 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.
Which databases index Jurnal Asia Pacific Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Jurnal Asia Pacific Studies is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Jurnal Asia Pacific Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Jurnal Asia Pacific Studies 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .