Journal of Southeast Asian Studies

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Southeast Asian Studies is one of the principal outlets for scholarly articles on Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, East Timor, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam).

Embracing a wide range of academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, the journal publishes manuscripts oriented toward a scholarly readership but written to be accessible to non-specialists.

The extensive book review section includes works in Southeast Asian languages.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4
2024	0.40

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.168

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	38

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	23202

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	46

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• “Southeast Asia”: What's in a Name?

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Donald K.

• In the Eye of the Storm: The Social Construction of the Forces of Nature and the Climatic and Seismic Construction of God in the Philippines

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Greg

• beyond syncretism: hybridization of popular religion in contemporary thailand

  Citation: 66

  Authors: pattana

• A History of an Identity, an Identity of a History: The Idea and Practice of ‘Malayness’ in Malaysia Reconsidered

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Shamsul

• Drugs, insurgency and state-building in Burma: Why the drugs trade is central to Burma's changing political order

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Patrick

• the new muslim romance: changing patterns of courtship and marriage among educated javanese youth

  Citation: 55

  Authors: nancy j.

• Understanding <i>Melayu</i> (Malay) as a Source of Diverse Modern Identities

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Anthony

• Social Aspects of Forestry in Southeast Asia: A Review of Postwar Trends in the Scholarly Literature

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Nancy Lee, Peter, Lesley

• Comparing Indonesia's party systems of the 1950s and the post-Suharto era: From centrifugal to centripetal inter-party competition

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Marcus

• An Early Age of Commerce in Southeast Asia, 900–1300 CE

  Citation: 50

  Authors: Geoff

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