Journal profile
Jurnal USM Law Review
ISSN 2621-4105 · Magister Hukum Universitas Semarang · Indonesia
Jurnal USM Law Review: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 1 week (community reports); 163 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
Jurnal USM Law Review is published by Magister Hukum Universitas Semarang. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal Studies and Policies, Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies and Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia, together about 56.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Jurnal USM Law Review (JULR) is an academic journal for legal studies published by Magister Hukum Universitas Semarang. It aims primarily to facilitate scholarly and professional discussions over current developments on legal issues in Indonesia as well as to publish innovative legal researches concerning Indonesian laws and legal system. The focus and scope of this journal are legal problems in the fields of: Criminal Law Civil Law Constitutional Law International Law Administrative Law Islamic Law Business Law Medical Law Enviromental Law Adat Law Agrarian Law Legal Philosophy
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Muhammad JunaidiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 2, Pakistan 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal Studies and PoliciesSocial Sciences20.6%
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences19.5%
- Legal and Policy Analysis in IndonesiaSocial Sciences16.4%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences13.7%
- Marriage and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences7.3%
- Islamic Finance and CommunicationSocial Sciences4.4%
- Gender and Women's RightsSocial Sciences2.9%
- Indonesian Election Politics and ParticipationSocial Sciences2.7%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
SINTAPublisher 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
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 43OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 652 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92 | 92 | 11 |
| 2025 | 163 | 163 | 58 |
| 2024 | 129 | 129 | 132 |
| 2023 | 95 | 95 | 252 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | 367 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 392 |
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 1 weekLetPub ·
- 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 1,500,000 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | IDR 500,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IDR 500,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Journal holds copyright; articles licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Model summary
The journal holds the copyright for each article published with work licensed simultaneously under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the authorship and early publication of the work in this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Model summary
This journal is not accepting submissions at this time.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism checked with Turnitin; manuscripts with more than 25% plagiarism indication are rejected immediately. Model summary
Editorial Team checking manuscript by using Turnitin app. If it is found plagiarism indication (more than 25%), the board will reject the manuscript immediately.
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
- Magister Hukum Universitas Semarang
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2621-4105
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 4 (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 ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Jurnal USM Law Review
How long does peer review take at Jurnal USM Law Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 1 week. 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 Jurnal USM Law Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 3–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Jurnal USM Law Review based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (2) and Pakistan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Jurnal USM Law Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Jurnal USM Law Review is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Jurnal USM Law Review open access, and what is the APC?
Jurnal USM Law Review 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: .