Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Ulumuna
ISSN 1411-3457 · eISSN 2775-2453 · State Islamic University (UIN) Mataram · Indonesia
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Ulumuna: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 43 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ulumuna is published by State Islamic University (UIN) Mataram. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Islamic Thought and Society Studies, Qur’anic Interpretation Studies and Cultural and Religious Practices in Indonesia, together about 43.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ulumuna adopts a strategically defined interdisciplinary scope, encompassing six core areas: [1] Qur’an and Hadith at the Global Era, [2] Islamic Philosophy, Education and Knowledge Management, [3] Islamic Economics and Philanthropy, [4] Islamic Civilization History and Arts, [5] Islamic Law and Governance, and [6] Dakwah and Development. It welcomes submissions that deliver analytically robust, theoretically informed, and methodologically sophisticated studies of Islamic thought, institutions, and practices across temporal and geographical contexts. Particular emphasis is placed on comparative, critical, and forward-looking research that not only contributes to but also shapes emerging scholarly agendas within global Islamic Studies.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 19, United States 4, Australia 2, Malaysia 2, Germany 1 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Islamic Thought and Society StudiesArts and Humanities20%
- Qur’anic Interpretation StudiesSocial Sciences13%
- Cultural and Religious Practices in IndonesiaSocial Sciences10.7%
- Education and Islamic StudiesSocial Sciences10.5%
- Islamic Studies and RadicalismSocial Sciences9.1%
- Islamic Studies and HistorySocial Sciences6.9%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Education and Character DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q1 | 35/1936 | 98th |
| Religious Studies | Q1 | 27/760 | 96th |
| Philosophy | Q1 | 64/891 | 92nd |
| Cultural Studies | Q1 | 108/1434 | 92nd |
| Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 123/692 | 82nd |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q1 | 375/1530 | 75th |
| Education | Q2 | 568/1698 | 66th |
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 481 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 161 |
| 2025 | 43 | 43 | 191 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 287 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 369 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 235 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 162 |
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 3,500,000 | 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
- 150–200 words
- Keywords
- 3–7
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted1
- research articlesWe invite scholars and researchers to submit original research articles for our forthcoming issuesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and conflicts of interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Author Guidelines and Publication Ethics standards Model summary
Journal of Ulumuna is a peer-reviewed national journal, available in print and online and published twice a year. This statement clarifies the ethical behavior of all parties involved in the act of publishing an article in this journal, including the author, the chief editor, the Editorial Board, the peer-reviewer and the publisher (State Islamic University [UIN] Mataram, Indonesia). This sta…
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
Fast track review available for a fee of IDR 1,000,000 with notification within four weeks; acceptance and publication not guaranteed. Model summary
All articles submitted to this online journal are subject to peer-review processes. Ulumuna uses a double blind reviewer. The accepted research articles will be available online following the journal peer-reviewing process. The final decision whether or not an article is accepted is on the right of the editor-in-chief based on recommendations from the reviewers. The language of this journal is Eng…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Check
The editors will run plagiarism check using Grammarly Premium for the submitted articles before sending to the reviewers. We do not process any plagiarized contents. If a article has over 10% of plagiarism based on the result of Grammarly Premium check, we will send back the article to the author to be revised for the plagiarized 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.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to Ulumuna
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Islamic Thought and Society Studies, Qur’anic Interpretation Studies.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatAbstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 3–7; Reference style: Chicago.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesIDR 3,500,000 (DOAJ)Fee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 22 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- State Islamic University (UIN) Mataram
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Arabic, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 1411-3457
- Electronic ISSN
- 2775-2453
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 30, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ulumuna
How long does peer review take at Ulumuna?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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 Ulumuna?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Keywords: 3–7; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Ulumuna based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (19), United States (4) and Australia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ulumuna?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ulumuna is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Ulumuna open access, and what is the APC?
Ulumuna is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .