51 Literature and Literary Theory journals published in Indonesia with at least 10 papers in 2025. Country is where the journal is published, as OpenAlex records it, not where its authors are.
Publishing from Indonesia: the rules
As of 28 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurnal Bastra (Bahasa dan Sastra) | 2503-3875 | 165 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Journal of Language and Literature Studies | 2808-1099 | 116 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Ilmu Budaya Jurnal Bahasa Sastra Seni dan Budaya | 2549-7715 | 82 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Rainbow Journal of Literature Linguistics and Cultural Studies | 2252-6323 | 54 | 2 | ≈ ₹2,622 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE | 2655-9080 | 53 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Journal of Language and Literature | 1410-5691 | 48 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| CaLLs (Journal of Culture Arts Literature and Linguistics) | 2460-674X | 46 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Jurnal Ilmiah Fonema | 2621-2900 | 43 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| RUANG KATA Journal of Language and Literature Studies | 2807-1867 | 34 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| JENTERA Jurnal Kajian Sastra | 2089-2926 | 33 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| SUSASTRA Jurnal Ilmu Susastra dan Budaya | 0216-1591 | 30 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Jurnal Pembelajaran Sastra | 2722-998X | 29 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Matapena. | 2621-9042 | 27 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Basastra Jurnal Bahasa Sastra dan Pengajarannya | 2302-6405 | 24 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| PAWITRA KOMUNIKA. | 2722-9025 | 24 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Imajeri Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia | 2654-4199 | 23 | 3 | ≈ ₹2,622 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Tanda. | 2797-0477 | 23 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Journal of Literature Linguistics & Cultural Studies | 2986-9552 | 22 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| KANDE Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia | 2797-3220 | 22 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| ANAPHORA Journal of Language Literary and Cultural Studies | 2656-3967 | 21 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Jurnal Sastra Indonesia | 2252-6315 | 21 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| KABASTRA Kajian Bahasa dan Sastra | 2964-5778 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Lingua Susastra | 2746-704X | 21 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Proceeding of International Seminar Enrichment of Career by Knowledge of Language and Literature | 2985-5586 | 21 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Rubikon Journal of Transnational American Studies | 2541-2248 | 21 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Wicara. | 2830-0904 | 21 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| BEBASAN Jurnal Ilmiah Kebahasaan dan Kesastraan | 2406-7466 | 19 | 4 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Journal of Literature and Education | 2987-6850 | 19 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| REFEREN | 2830-652X | 18 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Abjad Journal of Humanities & Education | 3030-9522 | 17 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Humaniora Journal of Linguistics Literature and Education | 2808-4802 | 17 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Jurnal Salaka Jurnal Bahasa Sastra dan Budaya Indonesia | 2684-821X | 17 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Kalangwan Jurnal Pendidikan Agama Bahasa dan Sastra | 1979-634X | 17 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Muse Journal of Art | 2962-3367 | 17 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| MIMESIS | 2715-744X | 15 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Leksis Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia | 2797-7900 | 14 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Puitika | 0854-817X | 14 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Andalas International Journal of Socio-Humanities | 2715-601X | 13 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Parafrase : jurnal kajian kebahasaan dan kesastraan/Parafrase | 1412-6206 | 13 | 4 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| The Global Language and Literature Review | 3090-3548 | 13 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Jurnal POETIKA | 2338-5383 | 12 | 2 | ≈ ₹5,244 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Lingua Technica Journal of Digital Literary Studies | 3109-3264 | 12 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Vivid Journal of Language and Literature | 2502-146X | 12 | 4 | ≈ ₹2,622 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| EDU-KATA | 2355-1356 | 11 | 2 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Journal Albion Journal of English Literature Language and Culture | 2657-0696 | 11 | 3 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| K@ta | 1411-2639 | 11 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Linguistika Kultura Jurnal Linguistik Sastra Berdimensi Cultural Studies | 1978-6646 | 11 | 4 | ≈ ₹2,622 to publish | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Middle Eastern Culture & Religion Issues | 2962-2476 | 11 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |
| Neologia Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia | 2087-2496 | 11 | 3 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Indonesia |
| Sintesis | 1693-749X | 11 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Indonesia |
| Afshaha Jurnal Bahasa dan Sastra Arab | 2963-9913 | 10 | 2 | Fee not published | No | No | Indonesia |