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Kajian Malaysia

Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia · Malaysia

ISSN0127-4082eISSN2180-4273
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.194
H-Indexi
15
SNIPi
0.828
Total Worksi
296
Total Citationsi
988
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.40
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Kajian Malaysia is a refereed journal committed to the advancement of scholarly knowledge of Malaysia by encouraging discussion among the several branches of social sciences and humanities. The journal publishes articles, reviews and notes which by their content or approach, is of interest to a wide range of scholars. Although the journal would focus mainly on works in the field of Malaysian studies, articles with a theoretical content may also be published.

General Information

Country / RegionMalaysia
Primary LanguageEnglish, Malay (macrolanguage)
1st Year Published
FrequencyBiannually
StatusActive
Total Publications296
Publisher OrgUniversity of Science Malaysia
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0127-4082 / 2180-4273
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English, Malay (macrolanguage)

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
20
83
2019
30
131
2020
25
54
2021
26
81
2022
36
41
2023
47
39
2024
36
7
2025
18
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Cultural StudiesQ2
HistoryQ2
Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHistoryCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Asian Studies and HistoryEducation and Islamic StudiesLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesIslamic Finance and Banking StudiesSocioeconomic Development in Asia

Frequently asked questions about Kajian Malaysia

Is Kajian Malaysia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Kajian Malaysia: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Kajian Malaysia?

Kajian Malaysia is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.40.

Is Kajian Malaysia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Kajian Malaysia is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Kajian Malaysia?

Kajian Malaysia is a refereed journal committed to the advancement of scholarly knowledge of Malaysia by encouraging discussion among the several branches of social sciences and humanities. The journal publishes articles, reviews and notes which by their content or approach, is of interest to a wide range of scholars. Although the journal would focus mainly on works in the field of Malaysian studies, articles with a theoretical content may also be published.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref