Journal profile
Uktub
ISSN 2807-3738 · eISSN 2807-341X · Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten · Indonesia
Uktub: fully open access; APC about USD 30; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 29 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Uktub is published by Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Arabic Language Education Studies, Education and Islamic Studies and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, together about 43.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Focus And Scope Uktub: Journal of Arabic Studies (UJAS) is the leading journal specializing in Arabic studies. UJAS publishes linguistic, literary, critical and historical studies as well as book reviews on Arabic studies broadly understood– classical and modern, written and oral, learning and teaching, poetry and prose, literary and colloquial, as well as work situated in comparative and interdisciplinary studies. Uktub: Journal of Arabic Studies (UJAS) scopes: Teaching and Learning Arabic for Non-Native Arabic Teaching and Learning Information and Communication Technology for Arabic Teaching Arabic for Specific Purposes Arabic Linguistic Modern Standard Arabic Arabic Second Language Acquisition Arabic Literature Arabic History History of Arabic Education Discourse Analysis and Textual Studies Corpus linguistics and computational approaches to Arabic
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Lalu Turjiman AhmadPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 10 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Arabic Language Education StudiesSocial Sciences27.7%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences8.7%
- EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningArts and Humanities7.1%
- Linguistics and Language AnalysisArts and Humanities7.1%
- Language, Linguistics, Cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities6%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Language Acquisition and EducationPsychology4.4%
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
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 84 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 2 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 400,000 / USD 30 | 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License Model summary
Uktub: Journal of Arabic Studies is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
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 Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian, Arabic
- ISSN
- 2807-3738
- Electronic ISSN
- 2807-341X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Uktub
How long does peer review take at Uktub?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 Uktub?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; 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 Uktub based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Uktub?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Uktub is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Uktub open access, and what is the APC?
Uktub is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 30.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, OpenAlex, 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: .