Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Jurnal Hukum Islam
ISSN 1829-7382 · eISSN 2502-7719 · Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri (STAIN) Pekalongan · Indonesia
Jurnal Hukum Islam: fully open access; APC about USD 70; review about 24 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 38% (journal website); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Jurnal Hukum Islam is published by Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri (STAIN) Pekalongan. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Qur’anic Interpretation Studies, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies and Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies, together about 40.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal title Jurnal Hukum Islam Initials JHI Frequency Two issues per year (June & December) DOI Prefix 10.28918 by Online ISSN 2502-7719 Print ISSN 1829-7382 Editor-in-chief Maghfur Ahmad Publisher Faculty of Sharia - Universitas Islam Negeri K.H. Abdurrahman Wahid Pekalongan Citation Analysis Scopus | Sinta | Google Scholar | Garuda Jurnal Hukum Islam (P-ISSN 1829-7382 and E-ISSN 2502-7719) is a high-quality open access peer-reviewed research journal published by the Faculty of Sharia, Universitas Islam Negeri K.H. Abdurrahman Wahid Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia. Aiming to communicate original research and relevant current issues, this journal regularly publishes articles and research reports twice a year every June and December. It focuses on the issue of study Contemporary Islamic Law practices in Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and Global Perspective by multidisciplinary approach. This Journal specializes in studying the theory and practice of various topics are Islamic family law, Islamic criminal law, Islamic constitutional law, and sharia economic law, in the framework of Indonesian legal studies and global context. This journal warmly welcomes contributions from scholars with related disciplines. Novelty and recency of issues, however, are the priority in publishing.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Editor-in-chief Maghfur AhmadPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 9, Australia 2, Italy 1, Malaysia 1, South Africa 1 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences16.1%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting15.8%
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences8.4%
- Family and Matrimonial LawSocial Sciences7.5%
- Legal Studies and PoliciesSocial Sciences7.2%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities7%
- Marriage and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences6.4%
- Legal and Policy Analysis in IndonesiaSocial Sciences6.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | Q1 | 96/760 | 87th |
| Law | Q2 | 491/1162 | 57th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 759/1530 | 50th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
DimensionsPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 282 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 38 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 51 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 112 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 214 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 197 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 150 |
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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 38%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 70 / IDR 1,000,000 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | USD 70 / IDR 1,000,000 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics Committee on Publication Ethics
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) www.publicationethics.org
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
- Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri (STAIN) Pekalongan
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- Indonesian
- ISSN
- 1829-7382
- Electronic ISSN
- 2502-7719
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Jurnal Hukum Islam
How long does peer review take at Jurnal Hukum Islam?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 38%. 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 Jurnal Hukum Islam based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (9), Australia (2) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Jurnal Hukum Islam?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Jurnal Hukum Islam is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Jurnal Hukum Islam open access, and what is the APC?
Jurnal Hukum Islam is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 70.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, DOAJ, 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: .