Journal profile
Riau Journal of Empowerment
ISSN 2654-4520 · eISSN 2623-1549 · Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Universitas Riau · Indonesia
Riau Journal of Empowerment: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Riau Journal of Empowerment is published by Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Universitas Riau. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are SMEs Development and Digital Marketing, Agricultural Development and Management and Community and Sustainable Development, together about 32.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are General Agricultural and Biological Sciences. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Riau Journal of Empowerment is a peer‑reviewed journal that advances knowledge, practice, and innovation in community empowerment. The journal publishes high‑quality manuscripts on community service activities and empirical research that deepen theoretical, methodological, and practical understanding of empowerment processes across diverse societal contexts. To support a more comprehensive knowledge base, the journal invites community service activities and empirical studies, including, but not limited to: Knowledge transfer, applied science, and technology adoption in communities. Evaluations of empowerment programs, models, and interventions. Analyses of policy, governance, and institutional arrangements that shape empowerment outcomes. Empowerment of entrepreneurial ecosystems and their role in emerging and evolving communities' business resilience. Rural entrepreneurship as a pathway to empowerment, poverty reduction, and inclusive growth in rural areas. Community‑based enterprises: small and medium enterprises, cooperatives, and grassroots innovation‑based enterprises. By integrating community service and empirical research through an empowerment lens, Riau Journal of Empowerment positions itself as a leading platform for scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and community leaders committed to advancing sustainable empowerment practices and evidence‑based development.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Brilliant AsmitPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 9 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- SMEs Development and Digital MarketingSocial Sciences11.9%
- Agricultural Development and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
- Community and Sustainable DevelopmentSocial Sciences9.4%
- Agriculture and Agroindustry StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Waste Management and RecyclingEnvironmental Science5.6%
- COVID-19 Prevention and ImpactSocial Sciences5%
- Public Health and NutritionMedicine5%
- Plant Growth and Agriculture TechniquesAgricultural 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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, Dimensions, Scilit, Crossref, Science and Technology Index (Sinta), Jisc - Open policy finder, GarudaPublisher 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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 115 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 70 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 120 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 104 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 74 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare10 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 180 words
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Optional
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
For the excellent quality of the manuscript, and to avoid the fault of the publication process and plagiarism in the accepted procedure, the editorial board approved the ethics of scientific publications. The ethical rules of this publication apply to authors, editors, reviewers, and journal managers. The ethics of the publication is based on the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All parties…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright and licensing Model summary
Author(s) retain the copyright of articles published in this journal, with first publication rights granted to Riau Journal of Empowerment. All journal content is licenced under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Riau Journal of Empowerment provides fully open access to each published text. Which means that all articles are available on the internet to all readers immediately upon publication. Distribution in any medium is permitted, provided the author and the journal are properly credited. This policy is based on the principle that the results of work are freely available to the public and editors suppor…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review Process
Peer review process Model summary
Riau Journal of Empowerment received the manuscript in English or Bahasa Indonesia. All submitted manuscripts are read by the editorial secretary. Those manuscripts evaluated by editors to be inappropriate to journal criteria are rejected promptly without external review. Manuscripts evaluated to be of potential interest to our readership are sent to peer-reviewers for the double-blind review proc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Screening for Plagiarism
The submitted manuscript would be checked for plagiarism twice using Turnitin (similarity check program) before sending it to the peer-review process and before the production process to prevent any publication fraud. We do not process and publish any plagiarised contents.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author Self-Archiving Policy
This journal permits and encourages authors to post items submitted to the journal on personal websites or institutional repositories after publication while providing bibliographic details that credit its publication in this journal. Riau Journal of Empowerment is in the process of Sherpa/Romeo Directory registration.
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
- Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat Universitas Riau
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2654-4520
- Electronic ISSN
- 2623-1549
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Riau Journal of Empowerment
How long does peer review take at Riau Journal of Empowerment?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Riau Journal of Empowerment?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 180 words; Keywords: 5–8; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Optional. 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 Riau Journal of Empowerment based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Riau Journal of Empowerment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Riau Journal of Empowerment is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Riau Journal of Empowerment open access, and what is the APC?
Riau Journal of Empowerment 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .