Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Mazahib
ISSN 1829-9067 · eISSN 2460-6588 · IAIN Samarinda · Indonesia
Mazahib: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mazahib is published by IAIN Samarinda. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal Studies and Policies, Islamic Finance and Communication and Marriage and Family Dynamics, together about 41.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal specializes in the study of Islamic law, both doctrinal and empirical research, with various academic approaches: normative-doctrinal, social, political, economic, historical, etc. The subject is intended to communicate original research and current issues on the relevant topics.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Editor-in-chief Alfitri ScopusPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 9, Australia 2, United States 1, Türkiye 1, Belgium 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal Studies and PoliciesSocial Sciences18.7%
- Islamic Finance and CommunicationSocial Sciences12.2%
- Marriage and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences10.8%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting10.4%
- Gender and Women's RightsSocial Sciences6.5%
- Islamic Studies and RadicalismSocial Sciences6.3%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 220 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 39 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 67 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 85 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 46 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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-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)
Article types accepted1
- original researchThe subject is intended to communicate original research and current issues on the relevant topics.Length not stated
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
- IAIN Samarinda
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Arabic, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 1829-9067
- Electronic ISSN
- 2460-6588
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 25, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Mazahib
How long does peer review take at Mazahib?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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 Mazahib 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 (9), Australia (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Mazahib?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mazahib is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Mazahib open access, and what is the APC?
Mazahib 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: .