Journal profile
Mahadi
ISSN 3025-3365 · eISSN 2964-7185 · Universitas Sumatera Utara · Indonesia
Mahadi: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 9 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mahadi is published by Universitas Sumatera Utara. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies, Legal Studies and Policies and Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia, together about 54.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mahadi: Indonesia Journal of Law is an open access and peer-reviewed journal that aims to offer an international academic platform for Legal Studies published by Faculty of Law Universitas Sumatera Utara. These may include but are not limited to various fields such as civil law, criminal law, constitutional and administrative law, customary institution law, religious jurisprudence law, international regime law, legal pluralism governance, and another section related to contemporary issues in legal studies. It have E-ISSN : 2964-7185 & P-ISSN : 3025-3365 and it is published twice a year, in February and August. Authors are invited to submit manuscripts that fall within the scope of the Mahadi: Indonesia Journal of Law. Please read the information on the peer-review process peer-review process. The articles published in Mahadi: Indonesia Journal of Law are going through a double-blind peer-review process. Hence, the decision on whether the scientific article is accepted or not, will be the Editorial Board right based on the peer reviewer's recommendation. Please read and understand the author's guidelines for the preparation manuscript. The author who submits a manuscript to the editors should comply with the author's guidelines and template. If the submitted manuscript does not comply with the guidelines or using a different format, it will be rejected by the editorial team before being reviewed. The editorial team will only accept a manuscript that meets the specified formatting requirements. Journal title Mahadi: Indonesia Journal of LawSubjects General Law StudiesLanguage English, IndonesiaE-ISSN & P-ISSN 2964-7185 & 3025-3365Frequency 2 issues per year (February and August)DOI 10.32734 by CrossrefOAI https://talenta.usu.ac.id/Mahadi/oaiEditor-in-chief Dr. Vita Cita Emia Tarigan, S.H., L.LM.PublisherTALENTA Publisher, Universitas Sumatera Utara https://talenta.usu.ac.id/Citation Analysis Google ScholarIndexing:
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Vita CitaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 4, Malaysia 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences30.2%
- Legal Studies and PoliciesSocial Sciences15.4%
- Legal and Policy Analysis in IndonesiaSocial Sciences9.3%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences4.4%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences3.3%
- Indonesian Election Politics and ParticipationSocial Sciences2.8%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences2.2%
- Land Rights and ReformsAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.2%
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 ScholarPublisher 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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 97 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 15 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 25 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 17 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 7 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 9 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 9 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 250,000 | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | IDR 250,000 | 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
- Universitas Sumatera Utara
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- Indonesian, English
- ISSN
- 3025-3365
- Electronic ISSN
- 2964-7185
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 01 (2026)
- 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 Mahadi
How long does peer review take at Mahadi?
Authors report an average review time of about 9 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Mahadi based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (4) and Malaysia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Mahadi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mahadi is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Mahadi open access, and what is the APC?
Mahadi 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: .