Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Volksgeist
ISSN 2615-174X · eISSN 2615-5648 · Fakultas Syariah IAIN Purwokerto · Indonesia
Volksgeist: fully open access; APC about USD 55; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 32 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Volksgeist is published by Fakultas Syariah IAIN Purwokerto. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies, Legal Studies and Policies and Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia, together about 55.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Volksgeist: Jurnal Ilmu Hukum dan Konstitusi providing a forum for academic advancement and interdisciplinary study of constitutional and administrative law, particularly in Indonesian practices. To that end, the Journal cultivates innovative scholarship and promotes a critical perspective on constitutional and state administrative law practices in Indonesia, especially on contemporary issues that have a global and broad discourse.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief Hariyanto, M.Hum.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 8%); most named Indonesia 11, Mainland China 1, Malaysia 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences31.9%
- Legal Studies and PoliciesSocial Sciences12.8%
- Legal and Policy Analysis in IndonesiaSocial Sciences11.1%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences3.7%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences3.4%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.4%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences3.4%
- Family and Matrimonial LawSocial Sciences3.2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q1 | 40/1162 | 96th |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q1 | 41/745 | 94th |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 53/744 | 92nd |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q1 | 109/1530 | 92nd |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
SINTA 1Publisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.86OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 199 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 116 |
| 2025 | 32 | 32 | 143 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 259 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 190 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | 84 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 67 |
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 6 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | IDR 650,000 / USD 55 | No | CC BY-SA | |
| OpenAlex | IDR 650,000 / USD 55 | — | — | |
| LetPub | IDR 650,000 / USD 55 | 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License Model summary
VOLKSGEIST is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 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
- Fakultas Syariah IAIN Purwokerto
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2615-174X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2615-5648
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Volksgeist
How long does peer review take at Volksgeist?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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 Volksgeist?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not 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 Volksgeist based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (11), Mainland China (1) and Malaysia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Volksgeist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Volksgeist is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Volksgeist open access, and what is the APC?
Volksgeist is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 55.
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: .