Journal profile · POLITICAL SCIENCE
Otoritas-Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan
ISSN 2088-3706 · eISSN 2502-9320 · Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar · Indonesia
Otoritas-Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 58 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Otoritas-Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan is published by Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Local Governance and Development, SMEs Development and Digital Marketing and Public Administration in Developing Nations, together about 43.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Otoritas : Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan, with registered number ISSN 2088-3706 (Print), ISSN 2502-9320 (Online), is an internationally peer-reviewed open access journal published triannual in April, August and December by Department of Government Studies, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar in collaboration with Muhammadiyah’s College Association of Government Studies (AIPPTM) and Asia Pacific Society for Public Affairs (APSPA). Otoritas : Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan aims to publishes significant and cutting-edge research drawn from all areas of politics and governmental studies and promotes scholarly, theoretical, pragmatic, and contemporary research, which makes a clear conceptual and methodological contribution to existing international literature. The articles published in Otoritas : Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan have been double blind-reviewed by international peer reviewers. The decision on whether the scientific article is accepted or not in this journal will be the Editorial Board’s right based on peer reviewer's recommendation. Please read and understand the author guidelines thoroughly. Author who submits a manuscript to the editors of Otoritas : Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan should comply with the author guidelines. 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. Editorial Team will only accept a manuscript that meets the specified formatting requirements. The journal registered in the CrossRef with Digital Object Identifier (DOI) prefix 10.26618.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): POLITICAL SCIENCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Local Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences16.3%
- SMEs Development and Digital MarketingSocial Sciences13.7%
- Public Administration in Developing NationsSocial Sciences13.5%
- Indonesian Election Politics and ParticipationSocial Sciences6.5%
- Coastal Management and DevelopmentEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Asian Studies and HistorySocial Sciences4.1%
- Islamic Finance and CommunicationSocial Sciences3.7%
- Legal Studies and PoliciesSocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher 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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 89.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 317 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | 16 |
| 2024 | 45 | 45 | 38 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 53 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 46 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universitas Muhammadiyah Makassar
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2088-3706
- Electronic ISSN
- 2502-9320
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16, Issue 2 (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 Otoritas-Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan
What CAS zone is Otoritas-Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Otoritas-Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Otoritas-Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Which databases index Otoritas-Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Otoritas-Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Otoritas-Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan open access, and what is the APC?
Otoritas-Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan 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: .