Journal profile
Sainsmat
ISSN 2086-6755 · eISSN 2579-5686 · Universitas Negeri Makassar · Indonesia
Sainsmat: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sainsmat is published by Universitas Negeri Makassar. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Educational Methods and Outcomes, Mathematics Education and Pedagogy and STEM Education, together about 37% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The objective of this journal is to publish original, fully peer-reviewed articles on a variety of topics and research methods in sciences, mathematics, statistics, education, and applied science. The journal welcomes articles that address common issues in mathematics, sciences, statistics, education, applied science, and cross-curricular dimensions more widely.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Aswi AswiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 14 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational Methods and OutcomesSocial Sciences19.1%
- Mathematics Education and PedagogyMathematics9.7%
- STEM EducationSocial Sciences8.2%
- Science Education and PedagogySocial Sciences5.8%
- Spatial and Panel Data AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- COVID-19 epidemiological studiesMathematics5.1%
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsMedicine4.7%
- Mathematics Education and Teaching TechniquesSocial Sciences3.9%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, Sinta, Garuda, INA-dex, OneSearchIDPublisher 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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 200 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 20 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 | 25 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 75 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 86 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 70 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 57 |
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-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 4,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
Originality statement Model summary
Attach a statement that the article has not been published yet in any other publication and in any forms.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
SAINSMAT Journal focuses on the research of a study on a variety of topics and research methods in both sciences, mathematics, its education, and applied science. The journal welcomes articles that address common issues in mathematics, sciences, education, applied science and cross-curricular dimensions more widely. SAINSMAT Journal is published twice a year, every March and September, containing …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The Authors submitting a manuscript do so on the understanding that if accepted for publication, copyright of the article shall be assigned to SAINSMAT publisher of the journal.Copyright encompasses exclusive rights to reproduce and deliver the article in all form and media, including reprints, photographs, microfilms and any other similar reproductions, as well as translations. The reproduction o…
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
Publishes twice a year, in March and September. Model summary
Submitted papers are evaluated by anonymous referees by double blind peer review for contribution, originality, relevance, and presentation. The Editor shall inform you of the results of the review as soon as possible, hopefully between 1 - 2 months. Please notice that may be paper submissions to SAINSMAT the duration of the review process can be up to 3 months. Reviewers examine the text of the a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening Model summary
The editor will run plagiarism check using Plagiarism Checker X for the submitted articles before sending to the reviewers. We do not process any plagiarised contents. If a manuscript has over 20% of plagiarism based on the result of check, we will send back the manuscript to the author to be revised for the plagiarised contents
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 Negeri Makassar
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2086-6755
- Electronic ISSN
- 2579-5686
- 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 Sainsmat
How long does peer review take at Sainsmat?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Sainsmat?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 5; Manuscript length: ≤ 4,000 words; Reference style: APA; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Cover letter: Required. 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 Sainsmat based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (14). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sainsmat?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sainsmat is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Sainsmat open access, and what is the APC?
Sainsmat 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: .