Focus and Scope

Indonesian Journal of Chemistry is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes original research articles, review articles, as well as short communication in all areas of basic and applied chemistry.

Indonesian Journal of Chemistry covers the following topics.

• Organic Chemistry
• Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
• Inorganic Chemistry
• Analytical Chemistry
• Materials Chemistry
• Polymer Chemistry
• Supramolecular Chemistry
• Organometallic Chemistry
• Coordination Chemistry
• Biomolecular Chemistry
• Natural Products and Medicinal Chemistry
• Electrochemistry
• Environmental Chemistry

The submitted manuscript should have relevance with basic and applied chemistry. Papers dealing with environmental sciences, technological applications, or natural product-derived compounds without any significance to the basic understanding of molecules or materials are not acceptable. Routine synthesis of molecules or materials without presenting significant new synthetic routes, structural parameters, and/or potential applications are not welcomed in this journal. Molecular docking results must be accompanied by either extensive quantum-chemical based calculations, molecular dynamics simulations, or experimental work. Note that Chemical Engineering and Chemical Education papers are out of scope from this journal.

Section Policies

Articles

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Short Communication

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Review

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Note

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

ISC2025

Open Submissions

Indexed

Peer Reviewed

Peer Review Process

A manuscript submitted is evaluated through Initial Review by Editorial Board. If the article matchs the journal requirements in term of the scope, originality, novelty sufficiency of experimental data and format, at least 2 (two) peer reviewers are assigned to review the manuscript with Blind Review Process. Two weeks are alocation time given to peer revewer to evaluate the manuscipt. After review process is finished, the assigned editor makes decision for the article. If the article needs revision, the manuscript is  returned to the authors to revise. These processes take a month (maximum time). If the decision is major revision or resubmission, revised manuscript that has been resubmitted by submitter is sent back to the previous peer reviwers for re-evaluation. After that, the editor makes final decision (accepted or rejected). In the each manuscript reviewed, peer reviewers will be rated based on the substantial and technical aspects. Assigment of peer reviewer is based on the expertise and experiences in research and publication relevant to the field of manuscript to be reviewed. Number of citation and h-index value of peer reviewers are parameter examples for consideration in assigning as reviewer.

Publication Frequency

Since 2020 (Volume 20) Indonesian Journal of Chemistry publish six issues (numbers) annually (February, April, June, August, October, and December).

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.

This journal is open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or / institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full text articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or author. This is in accordance with Budapest Open Access Initiative

Archiving

This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...

Publication Ethics

1. General Principles

The IJC adheres to ethical standards for editors, reviewers, authors, and publishers to ensure the integrity of the scientific record. All editorial decisions are made based on academic merit, not on commercial or personal influence.

2. Editorial Responsibilities

Editors must ensure that review and publication decisions are fair, unbiased, and timely. Confidentiality of submitted manuscripts must be strictly maintained. Editors must disclose and manage any conflict of interest and cooperate in ethical investigations if misconduct is suspected. Publication decisions should be guided solely by the scientific quality, originality, and relevance of the manuscript.

3. Peer Review Process (Highlighted)

Manuscripts are evaluated through a double-blind peer-review system. Reviewers provide objective, constructive feedback to help editors decide on publication. Reviewers must maintain confidentiality and refrain from using unpublished data for personal gain. Reviewers are required to declare any conflict of interest that might bias their evaluation and decline the review if necessary.

4. Authors’ Responsibilities

Authors must present accurate, original research and cite all relevant sources properly. Plagiarism in any form (including self-plagiarism) is strictly prohibited. Submitting the same manuscript to more than one journal simultaneously is unethical. Authorship must accurately reflect contributions: only individuals who made a significant intellectual contribution can be listed as authors. Adding or removing authors after the manuscript has been accepted is strictly forbidden. Authors must acknowledge all sources of funding and declare any conflicts of interest, whether financial or personal. If authors discover a major error after publication, they must promptly inform the editor of the need for correction or retraction.

5. Plagiarism Policy

All manuscripts are screened for plagiarism using plagiarism-detection software. Minor plagiarism (short text overlap) → revision requested. Medium or major plagiarism (significant overlap or copied data) → immediate rejection. Severe plagiarism (copying most of the content or data) → rejection and blacklisting of the authors.

6. Retraction and Correction Policy

Articles may be retracted if found to contain unreliable data, plagiarism, redundant publication, or unethical research practices. Retractions and corrections adhere to the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

7. Open Access and Archiving

IJC provides immediate open access to all content. The journal utilizes LOCKSS and national archiving systems to ensure the permanent preservation of all published material.

8. Integrity and Complaint Handling

The journal and publisher ensure that commercial interests do not influence editorial decisions. All ethical complaints are thoroughly investigated, even years after publication, in accordance with COPE best practices.

Plagiarism Policy

1. Regardless of the source of the copied text or idea.
2. Regardless of whether the author(s) of the text or idea which you have copied actually copied that  text or idea from another source.
3. Regardless of whether or not the authorship of the text or idea which you copy is known
4. Regardless of the nature of your text (journal paper/article, web page, book chapter, paper submitted for a college course, etc) into which you copy the text or idea
5. Regardless of whether or not the author of the source of the copied material gives permission for the material to be copied; and
6. Regardless of whether you are or are not the author of the source of the copied text or idea (self-plagiarism).

The articles published in Indonesian Journal of Chemistry will be considered to retract in the publication if:

1. they have clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of misconduct (e.g. data fabrication) or honest error (e.g. miscalculation or experimental error)
2. the findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper crossreferencing, permission or justification (i.e. cases of redundant publication)
3. it constitutes plagiarism
4. it reports unethical research

The mechanism of retraction follow the Retraction Guidelines of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) which can be accessed at https://publicationethics.org/files/retraction%20guidelines.pdf

Digital Archiving

This journal utilizes the Indonesia One Search (IOS), Indonesian Scientific Journal Database (ISJD), and Garuda system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration.

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Review Guidelines

Review Process of Manuscript: Initial Review

1. Read the abstract to be sure that you have the expertise to review the article. Don’t be afraid to say no to reviewing an article if there is the good reason.
2. Read information provided by the journal for reviewers so you will know: a) The type of manuscript (e.g., a review article, technical note, original research) and the journal’s expectations/parameters for that type of manuscript.; b) Other journal requirements that the manuscript must meet (e.g., length, citation style).
   
3. Know the journal’s scope and mission to make sure that the topic of the paper fits in the scope.
4. Ready? Read through entire manuscript initially to see if the paper is worth publishing- only make a few notes about major problems if such exist: a) Is the question of interest sound and significant?; b) Was the design and/or method used adequately or fatally flawed? (for original research papers); c) Were the results substantial enough to consider publishable (or were only two or so variables presented or resulted so flawed as to render the paper unpublishable)?
5. What is your initial impression? If the paper is: a) Acceptable with only minor comments/questions: solid, interesting, and new; sound methodology used; results were well presented; discussion well formulated with Interpretations based on sound science reasoning, etc., with only minor comments/questions, move directly to writing up review; b) Fatally flawed so you will have to reject it: move directly to writing up review; c) A mixture somewhere in the range of “revise and resubmit” to “accepted with major changes” or you’re unsure if it should be rejected yet or not: It may be a worthy paper, but there are major concerns that would need to be addressed.

 Full Review Process of Manuscript

1. Writing: Is the manuscript easy to follow, that is, has a logical progression and evident organisation?
2. Is the manuscript concise and understandable? Any parts that should be reduced,
3. Eliminated/expanded/added?
4. Note if there are major problems with mechanics: grammar, punctuation, spelling. (If there are just a few places that aren’t worded well or correctly, make a note to tell the author the specific places. If there are consistent problems throughout, only select an example or two if need be- don’t try and edit the whole thing).
5. Abbreviations: Used judiciously and are composed such that reader won’t have trouble remembering what an abbreviation represents.
6. Follows style, format and other rules of the journal.
7. Citations are provided when providing evidence-based information from outside sources.

Indonesian Journal of Chemistry (ISSN 1411-9420 /e-ISSN 2460-1578) - Chemistry Department, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia.