Journal profile
Majalah Geografi Indonesia
ISSN 0215-1790 · eISSN 2540-945X · Universitas Gadjah Mada · Indonesia
Majalah Geografi Indonesia: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 22 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 63% (journal website); 20 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Majalah Geografi Indonesia is published by Universitas Gadjah Mada. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Remote Sensing and Land Use, Land Use and Ecosystem Services and Water Quality and Resources Studies, together about 21% of its articles. Its main subfields are Water Science and Technology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Majalah Geografi Indonesia ISSN 0215-1790 (print) ISSN 2540-945X (online) is an nasional journal in Indonesia published by the Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada in collaboration with The Indonesian Geographers Association, concerens with physical geography, human geography, geography techniques which releases twice a twice a year in March and September. Majalah Geografi Indonesia welcomes authoritative, original, ably illustrated, and well-written manuscripts on any topic of geographical importance related to Indonesian cases as well as others areas in the planet, these includes: 1. Geomorphology 2. Climatology 3. Biogeography 4. Soils Geography 5. Population Geography 6. Behavioral Geography 7. Economic Geography 8. Political Geography 9. Historical Geography 10. Geographic Information Systems 11. Cartography 12. Qauantification Methods in Geography 13. Remote Sensing The Journal publishes Articles, Technical Notes, Rapid Communications, Opinion Papers, Comments/Responses and Corrections
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ahmad CahyadiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 20 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Remote Sensing and Land UseEarth and Planetary Sciences8.5%
- Land Use and Ecosystem ServicesEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Water Quality and Resources StudiesEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Disaster Management and ResilienceSocial Sciences5.9%
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Landslides and related hazardsEnvironmental Science5%
- Groundwater and Watershed AnalysisEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Soil erosion and sediment transportAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
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
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 444 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 33 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 94 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | 194 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 351 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 284 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 258 |
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 63%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 118 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 224 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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-SA | |
| OpenAlex | IDR 500,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IDR 500,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- 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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use
AI use policy: allowed only to improve language and readability, not for paraphrasing, summarizing, or generating figures Model summary
Authors are allowed to use AI and AI-assisted technologies only to improve the language and readability, *NOT for paraphrasing, summarizing from other previous material, and generating figures
Source ↗Publisher website ·- 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. The …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and conflicts of interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed. Examples of potential conflicts of interest which should be disclosed include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data access and retention
Authors may be asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, and should be prepared to provide public access to such data (consistent with the ALPSP-STM Statement on Data and Databases), if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
Introduction A ‘code of conduct’ which outlines desired behavior and obligations of members of the scientific profession is needed in the publication of an article in peer-reviewed journal. Such of a code of conduct attempts to optimize the advantages of science to society and the profession. The advancement of science necessitates the sharing of knowledge, even though this may sometimes forego an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
With the receipt of the article by the Majalah Geografi Indonesia Editorial Board and the decision to be published, then the copyright regarding the article will be diverted to Majalah Geografi Indonesia Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada as the publisher of Majalah Geografi Indonesia hold the copyright regarding all the published articles in this journal. Faculty of Geography, Universi…
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.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER REVIEW PROCESS and EDITORIAL DECISION
Peer review with blind review option Model summary
The submitted manuscript is first reviewed by an editor. It will be evaluated in the office whether it is suitable with our focus and scope or has a major methodological flaw. Every submitted manuscript which pass this step will be checked to identify any plagiarism before being reviewed by reviewers. This journal uses double-blind review, The manuscript will be sent to the reviewer anonymously. R…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted. Plagiarism takes many forms, from ‘passing off’ another’s paper as the author’s own paper, to copying or paraphrasing substantial parts of another’s paper (without attribution), to claiming results from research con…
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 Gadjah Mada
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- Indonesian
- ISSN
- 0215-1790
- Electronic ISSN
- 2540-945X
- 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 Majalah Geografi Indonesia
How long does peer review take at Majalah Geografi Indonesia?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 63%. 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 Majalah Geografi Indonesia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: 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 Majalah Geografi Indonesia based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (20). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Majalah Geografi Indonesia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Majalah Geografi Indonesia is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Majalah Geografi Indonesia open access, and what is the APC?
Majalah Geografi Indonesia is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .