Journal profile · Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language
Southeast Asia
ISSN 1819-5091 · eISSN 2948-0426 · Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom
Southeast Asia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 13.7% (journal website); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Southeast Asia is published by Emerald Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Migration and Labor Dynamics and COVID-19 Prevention and Impact, together about 22% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Southeast Asia: A Multidisciplinary Journal is the tri-annually peer reviewed publication of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). SEAMJ was launched in 1999. The journal is open access and covers the entire spectrum of the arts, social sciences, and humanities of high-quality theoretical, analytical, and empirical works. While the regional focus of the journal is Southeast Asia and, therefore, most of the articles reflect and relate to this geographical region, articles may still be considered if the topics are of relevance and have significant implications for the region. Submit to this journal About this journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Linguistics and Language
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences7.4%
- Migration and Labor DynamicsSocial Sciences7.4%
- COVID-19 Prevention and ImpactSocial Sciences7.4%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.9%
- COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Asian Geopolitics and EthnographySocial Sciences5.2%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences4.4%
- Language and CultureSocial 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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linguistics and Language | Q1 | 238/1221 | 80th |
| Communication | Q2 | 203/541 | 62nd |
| Geography, Planning and Development | Q2 | 397/876 | 54th |
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
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
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.52OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 123 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 98 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 158 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 114 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 41 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 13.7%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 73.3 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- 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)
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- book reviewResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 2000 words Case Study — up to 8000 words Technical Paper — up to 6000 words Editorial — up to 3000 …main text ≤ 1,500 words
- editorialResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 2000 words Case Study — up to 8000 words Technical Paper — up to 6000 words Editorial — up to 3000 …main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 8000 words Practitioner Paper — up to 2000 words Case Study — up to 8000 words Technical Paper — up to 6000 words Editorial — up to 3000 …main text ≤ 8,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access options
This is a diamond open access journal. No article processing charges (APCs) are required. Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1819-5091
- Electronic ISSN
- 2948-0426
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 26, Issue 1 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Southeast Asia
How long does peer review take at Southeast Asia?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 13.7%. 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 Southeast Asia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Southeast Asia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Southeast Asia open access, and what is the APC?
Southeast Asia 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .