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About the Journal
Locus Journal of Academic Literature Review (JALR)
Locus Journal of Academic Literature Review (JALR) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal published by Locus Media Publishing, Indonesia. The journal provides an academic platform for the dissemination of original research, rigorous scholarly analysis, and well-developed literature reviews across selected fields of knowledge.
JALR is committed to promoting scholarly integrity, methodological rigor, originality, and intellectual exchange among researchers, academics, practitioners, and policymakers. Its editorial approach emphasizes the publication of manuscripts that offer clearly articulated research problems, sound methodological foundations, critical engagement with relevant literature, and meaningful contributions to academic discourse.
Through its interdisciplinary orientation, the journal seeks to encourage research that addresses significant theoretical, empirical, and practical questions while maintaining the disciplinary standards appropriate to each field of inquiry. Manuscripts are evaluated on their scholarly merit, relevance, research integrity, and contribution to knowledge.
Journal Information
| Journal Title | Locus Journal of Academic Literature Review |
| Abbreviation | JALR |
| Publisher | Locus Media Publishing, Indonesia |
| E-ISSN | 2829-3827 |
| P-ISSN | 2829-4262 |
| Publication Frequency | Monthly (12 issues per year) |
| Publication Language | English |
| Peer Review | Double-anonymous peer review |
| Access Model | Open Access |
| Copyright & License | Author-retained copyright; Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) |
| DOI Prefix | 10.56128 |
| Accreditation | SINTA |
Aims and Scope
JALR aims to advance scholarly knowledge by publishing original research and rigorous academic reviews that contribute to theoretical development, methodological innovation, evidence-based practice, and informed public discourse.
The journal's editorial scope encompasses six principal areas:
01. Law and Governance — Legal studies, justice, public administration, regulatory institutions, and governance.
02. Social Sciences, Humanities and Religious Studies — Social inquiry, culture, history, philosophy, ethics, religion, and interdisciplinary humanities research.
03. Education, Language and Learning — Educational research, pedagogy, curriculum, language studies, and learning development.
04. Economics, Business and Development — Economic studies, management, entrepreneurship, and sustainable socioeconomic development.
05. Environmental, Agricultural and Sustainability Studies — Environmental research, agriculture, natural resources, and sustainability.
06. Selected Applied Sciences — Public health, environmental health, epidemiology, biostatistics, and materials physics.
Submissions should demonstrate a substantive connection to at least one of these areas. Interdisciplinary manuscripts are welcomed when their objectives, theoretical foundations, research methods, and scholarly contributions are clearly established.
Types of Manuscripts
Original Research Articles. JALR prioritizes original studies presenting clearly defined research questions, appropriate methodologies, substantive findings, and contributions to existing knowledge.
Scholarly Review Articles. The journal also considers rigorous literature reviews, including systematic, scoping, and critical reviews, where the review question, source-selection approach, analytical method, and scholarly contribution are clearly demonstrated.
Editorial and Peer Review Process
All submissions undergo an initial editorial assessment to determine their relevance, compliance with submission requirements, and suitability for scholarly evaluation. Manuscripts that pass this screening proceed to double-anonymous peer review, in which the identities of authors and reviewers are concealed from one another.
For manuscripts proceeding to external evaluation, the journal's editorial policy targets assessments from three independent reviewers with expertise relevant to the subject of the manuscript. Reviewers assess originality, methodological rigor, analytical quality, scholarly contribution, referencing, and research integrity.
Reviewer reports are documented through the journal's editorial management system. Authors may be requested to revise their manuscripts in response to substantive reviewer comments. Editorial decisions are based on scholarly merit, review findings, research integrity, and the adequacy of revisions.
The journal maintains operational targets for timely editorial processing; however, evaluation periods may vary according to the complexity of the manuscript, reviewer availability, and the revisions required. No accelerated acceptance or guaranteed publication is offered.
Publication Ethics and Research Integrity
JALR upholds responsible scholarly publishing through policies addressing publication ethics, plagiarism and similarity screening, authorship and contributions, conflicts of interest, research ethics, artificial intelligence, corrections, retractions, and editorial appeals.
Authors are responsible for the accuracy, originality, and ethical integrity of their submissions. Editors and reviewers are expected to maintain confidentiality, professional independence, impartiality, and appropriate management of competing interests.
The use of artificial intelligence is governed by the journal's AI Policy. Reviewers are prohibited from using generative artificial intelligence to evaluate confidential manuscripts or generate peer review reports.
Open Access, Copyright and Licensing
JALR provides immediate open access to its published content, supporting the principle that scholarly research should be accessible to readers without subscription barriers.
Authors retain copyright in their published works and grant the journal a non-exclusive right of first publication. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license, which permits sharing and adaptation subject to the applicable attribution and share-alike conditions.
The journal supports appropriate dissemination and preservation of scholarly publications in accordance with its copyright, open-access, and digital archiving policies.
Publication Schedule and Article Processing Charges
JALR publishes 12 issues annually, following a monthly publication schedule. Each issue contains scholarly contributions that have completed the journal's required editorial and publication procedures.
The journal does not charge a manuscript submission fee. An Article Processing Charge (APC) of IDR 500,000 applies to manuscripts accepted for publication. Payment is requested only after editorial acceptance and does not influence reviewer selection, editorial evaluation, or publication decisions.
Payment does not constitute a guarantee of acceptance, accelerated peer review, or priority publication.
Accreditation and Scholarly Discoverability
JALR holds SINTA accreditation status in Indonesia. The journal seeks to strengthen its editorial governance, research quality, publication practices, and scholarly visibility through continuous improvement.
Published articles are assigned Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) where registered, supporting persistent identification and scholarly citation. Readers and authors are encouraged to consult the journal's Indexing and Abstracting page for information about its verified discovery and indexing services.
Editorial Governance
JALR is supported by an editorial leadership team, an interdisciplinary editorial board, independent peer reviewers, and a copyediting and production team. Editorial responsibilities are assigned according to professional expertise and the functions required at each stage of publication.
The Editor-in-Chief oversees editorial standards and the journal's overall scholarly direction. Editors and Section Editors coordinate manuscript assessment and peer review, while reviewers provide independent scholarly evaluations. The production team supports copyediting, layout, and preparation of accepted manuscripts for publication.
Editorial Office and Contact
Locus Journal of Academic Literature Review
Locus Media Publishing
Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Locus Journal of Academic Literature Review (JALR) — Scholarly Integrity, Academic Excellence and Responsible Publishing.