Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Millah Journal of Religious Studies
ISSN 1412-0992 · eISSN 2527-922X · Universitas Islam Indonesia · Indonesia
Millah Journal of Religious Studies: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 99 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Millah Journal of Religious Studies is published by Universitas Islam Indonesia. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Thought and Society Studies, Qur’anic Interpretation Studies and Education and Islamic Studies, together about 31.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Millah: Journal of Religious Studies (E-ISSN: 2527-922X) is an international double-blind peer-review journal focusing on original research articles related to religious studies. The journal welcomes contributions on the following topics: Religious studies Islamic studies Christian studies Hindu studies Buddhist studies other relevant religious studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Editor-in-chief Yuli AndriansyahPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 17, Malaysia 5, United States 2, United Kingdom 1, South Korea 1 (38 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities11.2%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences10.8%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences9.8%
- Islamic Studies and RadicalismSocial Sciences9.3%
- Cultural and Religious Practices in IndonesiaSocial Sciences8.6%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.8%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences5.7%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences4.9%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | Q1 | 73/760 | 90th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.7OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 669 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 142 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 252 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 332 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 345 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 295 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 227 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
99 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 13 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 13 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Desk decision 2024
- 13 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 99 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | IDR 3,000,000 / USD 200 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution only to the paper. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. The others should be acknowledged properly. The corresponding author should ensure that all co-authors have seen and approved the final version of the paper and have agreed to its submission for publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflicts 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
Millah: Journal of Religious Studies may ask the Authors to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, public access, or retention purposes.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors published in this journal agree to the following terms: The copyright of each article is retained by the author(s).The author grants the journal the first publication rights with the work simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International, allowing others to share the work with an acknowledgment of authorship and the initial publication in this jour…
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
Double-blind peer review. Model summary
Millah: Journal of Religious Studies values the role of reviewers in the peer-review process that enables us to publish high-quality materials in a timely way. Reviewers are expected to accept for review only articles in which they have sufficient expertise. Any conflict of interest must be reported to the Editor. Reviewers should submit their reviews using the online form provided on the portal. …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Check
Similarity check using iThenticate; returned to author if similarity above 20%. Model summary
Every article submitted to Millah: Journal of Religious Studies is subject to a plagiarism check. Millah uses TurnItIn to check plagiarism with a rigid rule that only article with less than a 20% similarity index is accepted for journal publication.
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 Islam Indonesia
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1412-0992
- Electronic ISSN
- 2527-922X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 25, Issue 1 (February 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Millah Journal of Religious Studies
How long does peer review take at Millah Journal of Religious Studies?
The publisher reports about 99 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 13 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10%. 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 Millah Journal of Religious Studies?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Millah Journal of Religious Studies based?
Of the 38 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (17), Malaysia (5) and United States (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Millah Journal of Religious Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Millah Journal of Religious Studies is indexed in Scopus.
Is Millah Journal of Religious Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Millah Journal of Religious Studies 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; 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: .