Editorial Policies

Focus and Scope

Ekspresi Seni: Jurnal Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Karya Seni is a scientific journal published by LPPM Institut Seni Indonesia Padangpanjang. The journal publishes original articles and scholarly works in the fields of Visual Art and Performing Art. It aims to promote and disseminate conceptual and practical research related to the development of art and its role in society.

The scope of this journal includes but is not limited to:

  • Visual Art

  • Performing Art

  • Art History

  • Culture and Society

  • Design and Architecture

  • Photography and Multimedia

  • Craft and Film

  • Creative Process

  • Sociology of Art

  • Conceptual Art Research

The journal is published twice a year, in January–June and July–December, and accepts manuscripts written in Indonesian or English.

 

Section Policies

Articles

Checked Open Submissions Checked Indexed Checked Peer Reviewed
 

Peer Review Process

All manuscripts submitted to Ekspresi Seni: Jurnal Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Karya Seni will undergo a double-blind peer-review process, in which both the reviewers and the authors remain anonymous to each other throughout the review process.

Each manuscript will be evaluated by at least two independent reviewers who are experts in the relevant field of study. The peer-review process is designed to assess the relevance, originality, methodological rigor, and scientific contribution of each submission.

The review process follows these general steps:

  1. The manuscript is first reviewed by the editorial team to ensure it meets the journal's scope and submission guidelines.

  2. If it passes the initial screening, the manuscript is assigned to at least two reviewers for a double-blind review.

  3. Reviewers evaluate the alignment between the title, abstract, discussion (findings), and conclusion, as well as the novelty, scientific impact, and quality of references used.

Plagiarism Screening:
To maintain academic integrity, all submitted manuscripts are routinely screened for plagiarism using reliable similarity detection software (such as Turnitin or iThenticate). Manuscripts with similarity scores exceeding 15% will be rejected immediately.

Based on the reviewers’ recommendations, the editor will decide to:

  • Accept the submission

  • Request revisions (minor or major)

  • Request resubmission for further review

  • Reject and recommend submission elsewhere

  • Decline the submission outright

Manuscripts may be rejected for the following reasons:

  • The topic is not aligned with the journal's scope.

  • The manuscript does not adhere to scientific writing standards or author guidelines.

  • The presence of fundamental methodological flaws.

  • The author's refusal to implement reviewers' suggestions without sound justification.

  • Evidence of plagiarism exceeding 15%.

 

Publication Frequency

Ekspresi Seni : Jurnal Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Karya Seni published twice annually .

Edisi Januari-Juni

Edisi Juli- Desember

 

 

Open Access Policy

Ekspresi Seni: Jurnal Ilmu Pengetahuan dan Karya Seni 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.

All articles published in this journal are accessible online free of charge. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author, as long as the work is properly attributed.

This journal uses the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). Under this license, others may remix, adapt, and build upon the work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge the original author and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms.

License link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Self-Archiving and Repository Policy

Authors are permitted and encouraged to deposit versions of their article in institutional or subject repositories, or on personal websites. The versions allowed for deposit include:

  • Pre-print (before peer review)

  • Post-print (after peer review, before final typesetting)

  • Publishers version/PDF (as published in the journal)

There is no embargo. Proper citation and linking to the published version on the journal website is required.