Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Kemanusiaan
ISSN 1394-9330 · eISSN 1985-8353 · Universiti Sains Malaysia · Malaysia
Kemanusiaan: fully open access; APC about USD 150; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kemanusiaan is published by Universiti Sains Malaysia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies and Islamic Thought and Society Studies, together about 27.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Literature and Literary Theory
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences12.7%
- Colonial History and Postcolonial StudiesSocial Sciences7.6%
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities7.3%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities5.4%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Translation Studies and PracticesArts and Humanities5.1%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences4.8%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences4.4%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature and Literary Theory | Q1 | 261/1186 | — |
| Philosophy | Q2 | 407/891 | — |
| Cultural Studies | Q3 | 719/1434 | — |
| Language and Linguistics | Q3 | 582/1137 | — |
| Linguistics and Language | Q3 | 693/1221 | — |
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
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 233 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 47 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 64 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 102 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 110 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 67 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 85 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 150 / MYR 500 | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | USD 150 / MYR 500 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
- Country or region
- Malaysia
- Language
- English, Malay (macrolanguage)
- ISSN
- 1394-9330
- Electronic ISSN
- 1985-8353
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kemanusiaan
How long does peer review take at Kemanusiaan?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Kemanusiaan?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kemanusiaan is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Kemanusiaan open access, and what is the APC?
Kemanusiaan is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 150.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .