Journal profile
Lensa Kajian Kebahasaan Kesusastraan dan Budaya
ISSN 2086-6100 · eISSN 2503-328X · Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang · Indonesia
Lensa Kajian Kebahasaan Kesusastraan dan Budaya: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lensa Kajian Kebahasaan Kesusastraan dan Budaya is published by Universitas Muhammadiyah Semarang. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Linguistics and Language Analysis and English Language Learning and Teaching, together about 37.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
LENSA aims to provide a media or forum for researchers, faculties, and graduate students to publish their research papers in language education, literature, linguistics, and cultural studies.To specialize the focus of journal, the journal welcomes contributions in such areas of current analysis in:LINGUISTICS Many language communities are marginalized because of their cultural background, or because their heart language is not the language of power. As a result, thousands of minoritized language communities do not have access to education in a language they can understand. They become trapped in a cycle of poverty and discrimination simply because they are not part of the majority language and culture. For that reasons, the editorial board decide to the following themes in linguistic research. MorphologySyntaxSemanticsPragmaticsPsycholinguisticsSociolinguisticsApplied LinguisticsConversation AnalysisStylistics LITERATURE Literature expresses and explores the human condition. It looks back to the past and onward toward the future. As literature represents the culture and history of a language or people, the study of literature has great value. To study literature means looking deeply into a large body of written work and examining it as an art form. For empowering human product and culture, the editorial board decides the following issues; Critical Discourse AnalysisPost Memory TheoryPost-StructuralismGender StudiesReception TheoryComparative TheoryNarrative TheoryPsychoanalysisPostcolonialismPostmodernismCyber Literature LANGUAGE TEACHING Technology and globalization are bringing more of the world on language teaching. Language teaching equips students with the knowledge and skills to take full advantage of 21st Century opportunities and to encourage those who are not quite on board. For that background, the editorial board decides to the following issues New Trends in Language TeachingMethods in Language TeachingSecond Language LearningForeign Language LearningCurriculum Design and DevelopmentLanguage Planning and Language TestingMultilingual Education
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Muhimatul IfadahPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 15, Malaysia 2, Hong Kong, China 1, India 1, Germany 1 (22 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities14.7%
- Linguistics and Language AnalysisArts and Humanities11.7%
- English Language Learning and TeachingComputer Science11%
- Language Acquisition and EducationPsychology6%
- Linguistics and Discourse AnalysisArts and Humanities5.2%
- Language and CultureSocial Sciences4.5%
- Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesArts and Humanities4.2%
- Discourse Analysis in Language StudiesArts and Humanities3.7%
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
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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 231 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 67 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 123 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 131 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 98 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 79 |
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 first decision
- 56 daysPublisher website ·
- 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 | IDR 500,000 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | IDR 500,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IDR 500,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship CRediT Author Statement
CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) was introduced with the intention of recognizing individual author contributions, reducing authorship disputes and facilitating collaboration. CRediT offers authors the opportunity to share an accurate and detailed description of their diverse contributions to the published work. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that the descriptions are accu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License Model summary
The copyright to this article is transferred to Lensa: Kajian Kebahasaan, Kesusastraan, dan Budaya if and when the article is accepted for publication. Lensa: Kajian Kebahasaan, Kesusastraan, dan Budaya is licensed under Creative Common Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
All articles published in Lensa are open access. Anyone can view, read, and/or download the articles for free.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer Review Process Lensa: Kajian Kebahasaan, Kesusasteraan, dan Budaya maintains the standards of peer review while increasing the efficiency of the process. All research articles published in Lensa: Kajian Kebahasaan, Kesusasteraan, dan Budaya undergo full peer review, key characteristics of which are listed below: All research articles are reviewed by at least two suitably qualified experts.All…
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 Muhammadiyah Semarang
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2086-6100
- Electronic ISSN
- 2503-328X
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Lensa Kajian Kebahasaan Kesusastraan dan Budaya
How long does peer review take at Lensa Kajian Kebahasaan Kesusastraan dan Budaya?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Lensa Kajian Kebahasaan Kesusastraan dan Budaya?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word. 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 Lensa Kajian Kebahasaan Kesusastraan dan Budaya based?
Of the 22 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (15), Malaysia (2) and Hong Kong, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Lensa Kajian Kebahasaan Kesusastraan dan Budaya?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lensa Kajian Kebahasaan Kesusastraan dan Budaya is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Lensa Kajian Kebahasaan Kesusastraan dan Budaya open access, and what is the APC?
Lensa Kajian Kebahasaan Kesusastraan dan Budaya is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .