Publishing Schedule
Publishing Schedule
When we publish.
Issues, editorial timeline, and planning your submission.
Policy update · effective from 2027
From Volume 24 (2027), the journal publishes three issues a year, in March, July, and November, each with up to 15 articles. Up to Volume 23 (2026), it published two issues a year, in April and October. Accepted articles may also appear early as Articles in Press (section 04).
01Issues▾
From Volume 24 (2027), Jurnal Civics publishes three issues a year, in March, July, and November. Each issue contains a maximum of 15 articles in total, comprising up to 10 original research articles, with the remaining places (up to 5) for systematic literature reviews and book reviews, to ensure quality. Until Volume 23 (2026), the journal published two issues a year, in April and October. Each volume covers one year, and each article is published online with a DOI, open access.
| Issue 1 | March |
| Issue 2 | July |
| Issue 3 | November |
| Articles per issue | Maximum 15 in total |
| Original research articles | Up to 10 per issue |
| Systematic literature reviews and book reviews | The remaining places, up to 5 per issue |
| Until 2026 (Volume 23) | Two issues: April and October |
02Editorial timeline▾
From submission to final decision, the process takes no more than 17 weeks. See the Peer Review Process.
| Screening | Up to 7 days. A manuscript may be returned for technical fixes, or declined without review. |
| Peer review | At least three reviewers, each with 21 days. |
| First decision | Usually within about 6 weeks. |
| Final decision | By week 14 or, at the latest, 4 months after submission. |
| Revisions | 1 week for minor revisions and 3 weeks for major revisions. One extension of up to 1 week may be requested. |
| Appeals | Within 30 days of a decision. |
| Publication | Accepted articles are published online with a DOI and assigned to an upcoming issue. |
03Planning your submission▾
— Prepare the manuscript with the manuscript template and the Author Guidelines before you submit, so that screening does not return it.
— Respond to revision requests within the deadlines above, so that the article stays in its planned issue.
— Submit through the submission guide.
04Articles in press (early publication)▾
From Volume 24 (2027), accepted articles may be published online as Articles in Press before their issue is complete, so that research becomes available sooner. Early publication never replaces the regular schedule: every issue is still completed and closed on time, in March, July, and November.
| Eligible | Only articles that have passed peer review, been accepted, copyedited, and typeset, and whose author has approved the final proof |
| Version | The final version of record, with full metadata, page layout, and the published declarations; no further changes except through a formal correction |
| Identifier | A Crossref DOI is registered at early publication and stays the same when the article is placed in an issue |
| Dates | Received, revised, accepted, and published-online dates are shown on the article |
| Assignment to an issue | Articles in Press are assigned to the next issue in order of acceptance; volume, issue, and page numbers are added then |
| Issue size | Each issue still contains at least 5 and at most 15 articles, so assigning articles in press never leaves an issue short |
| Citation | Cite as: Author(s). (Year). Title. Jurnal Civics: Media Kajian Kewarganegaraan. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.21831/… |
— Articles in Press are listed on the journal website until the issue is published.
— Withdrawal or retraction of an Article in Press follows the Correction, Retraction and Withdrawal policy; the DOI and a notice remain.
— Up to Volume 23 (2026), articles were published only as part of a complete issue.
