Journal profile
Lakon Jurnal Kajian Sastra Budaya
ISSN 2252-8954 · eISSN 2527-4899 · Universitas Airlangga · Indonesia
Lakon Jurnal Kajian Sastra Budaya: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lakon Jurnal Kajian Sastra Budaya is published by Universitas Airlangga. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics, Gender and Feminist Studies and Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia, together about 27.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Lakon : Jurnal Kajian Sastra dan Budaya is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Faculty of Humanities, Universitas Airlangga. LAKON focuses on various issues within literary and cultural studies in local, regional, and global issues. It invites original studies of theoretical, empirical or historical research articles which include but are not limited to everyday practices, identities, media, literary texts and cultural expressions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 8, Australia 1, Malaysia 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Literary Theory and Cultural HermeneuticsArts and Humanities11.8%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences8.5%
- Cultural and Religious Practices in IndonesiaSocial Sciences7.1%
- Cultural and Artistic StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities5.2%
- Cultural and political discourse analysisSocial Sciences5.2%
- American and British Literature AnalysisArts and Humanities4.7%
- Semiotics and Representation StudiesArts and Humanities4.7%
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
Google Scholar, PKP Index, GARUDAPublisher 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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 114 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 17 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 40 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 35 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 34 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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-SA | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted1
- research papersLAKON publishes research papers on literary criticism, media, and cultural studies.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
LAKON by Unair is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.1. The journal allows the author to hold the copyright of the article without restrictions.2. The journal allows the author(s) to retain publishing rights without restrictions3. The legal formal aspect of journal publication accessibility refers to Creative Commons Attribution-NonComm…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Lakon Journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer review process before publication. Model summary
Manuscripts submitted to Lakon journal will undergo a selection and assessment process by the Board of Editors to ensure their accordance with the writing guideline, focus, and scope, and that they are of excellent academic quality. The manuscripts will be reviewed using double-blind peer review method, meaning that the identities of both the reviewers and authors are concealed from each other thr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Screening
The manuscript that submitted into this journal will be screened for plagiarism using Turnitin. Manuscript with similarity rate more than 20% will be returned immediately to the author(s).
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 Airlangga
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2252-8954
- Electronic ISSN
- 2527-4899
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 15, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Lakon Jurnal Kajian Sastra Budaya
How long does peer review take at Lakon Jurnal Kajian Sastra Budaya?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Lakon Jurnal Kajian Sastra Budaya?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. 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 Lakon Jurnal Kajian Sastra Budaya based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (8), Australia (1) and Malaysia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Lakon Jurnal Kajian Sastra Budaya?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lakon Jurnal Kajian Sastra Budaya is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Lakon Jurnal Kajian Sastra Budaya open access, and what is the APC?
Lakon Jurnal Kajian Sastra Budaya 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .