Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Metro Islamic Law Review
ISSN 2986-528X · Fakultas Syariah IAIN Metro · Indonesia
Metro Islamic Law Review: fully open access; APC about USD 100; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 66 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Metro Islamic Law Review is published by Fakultas Syariah IAIN Metro. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Qur’anic Interpretation Studies and Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies, together about 34% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Focus This journal aims to present scientific works related to thoughts or studies in the field of Contemporary Islamic law. Furthermore, it aims to improve the understanding of Contemporary Islamic law through the publication of articles and research reports. Scope MilRev: Metro Islamic Law Review comprises a broad range of research topics in Contemporary Islamic law: Contemporary Islamic Criminal Law Contemporary Islamic Family Law Contemporary Islamic Politics Contemporary Islamic Judicial Contemporary Islamic Jurisprudence Contemporary Islamic Economic Law Contemporary Islamic Law and Legal Studies
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Editor-in-chief Wahyu Abdul JafarPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Indonesia 26, Malaysia 4, Australia 2, Mainland China 1, United States 1 (42 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting12.6%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences11.5%
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences10%
- Legal and Policy Analysis in IndonesiaSocial Sciences8.1%
- Marriage and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences7.9%
- Family and Matrimonial LawSocial Sciences7.1%
- Legal Studies and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | Q1 | 19/760 | 97th |
| Law | Q1 | 116/1162 | 90th |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 120/744 | 83rd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SINTA 1, Google Scholar, Garuda, Moraref, Crossref, Dimension, EBSCO, OpenAlexPublisher 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
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.64OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 176 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53 | 53 | 174 |
| 2025 | 66 | 66 | 62 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 78 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 26 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 100 | No | CC BY-SA | |
| LetPub | USD 100 | 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
- 200–250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted2
- research noteGuidelines for Contributors to Research NotesLength not stated
- review articleGuidelines for Contributors to Review ArticleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright A Benefit-Based Reconstruction of Contemporary Copyright Inheritance in Indonesian Islamic Law
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Model summary
Syabbul Bachri, Zaenul Mahmudi, Khoirul Hidayah, Ma'adul Yaqien Makkarateng 1205-1223 PDF
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
- Fakultas Syariah IAIN Metro
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2986-528X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 5, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Metro Islamic Law Review
How long does peer review take at Metro Islamic Law Review?
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 Metro Islamic Law Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Metro Islamic Law Review based?
Of the 42 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (26), Malaysia (4) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Metro Islamic Law Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Metro Islamic Law Review is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Metro Islamic Law Review open access, and what is the APC?
Metro Islamic Law Review is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 100.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .