About Journal

Indonesian Journal of Religious is a peer-reviewed journal published by Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Indonesia (Indonesia School of Theology), Jakarta, corporate with the scholars association: Indonesia Christian Theologians Association (ICTA), number 121/SU.KET/PTAKI/2023. IJR has the perspectives of the humanities and social sciences published half-annually in April and October with e-ISSN: 2827-8984. Decree of the Director General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia number 177/E/KPT/2024 concerning the accreditation ranking of scientific journals for period II of 2024 -IJR is accredited SINTA 5.

IJR also has programs to bridge the gap between the textual and contextual approaches to religious studies and solve the dichotomy between ‘orthodox’ and ‘heterodox’ religions. The two were linked: the sacred texts showed that religion was, as well as a set of religious tenets, a way of approaching the practical political, economic, social, and cultural challenges of life. So, this journal invites the intersection of several disciplines and scholars. In other words, its contributors borrowed from various disciplines, including the humanities and social sciences. IJR, published twice a year (April and October), always places religion as the central focus of academic inquiry and invites any discussions as the aim and scope. IJR has been a member of Crossref.org since 2020, so each article has its unique DOI number. IJR has been indexed in GARUDA since December 2021, Moraref, Copernicus, and more.

Publication Frequency

The journal publishes two issues per year in April and October Vol. 4, No. 2, as first issue, was published onOctober 2021 and then followed by Vol. 5 No. 1 that was published on April 2022. This type of schedule was based on the academic calendar that started around July and thus effected financial budgeting of the journal. This type of schedule was commonly used by many journals at the time. This numbering in journal schedule is considered better choice to ensure the common system currently applied by most journals in Indonesia.

Although the issue of the journal is scheduled on April and October, publication of articles can be based on continuous publication started from August 2023. This indicates that as soon as an article is ready to be published, it will be promptly released online rather than waiting for other articles in the issue to be completed. As a result, readers will have quicker access to the article's final edition.