In an increasingly competitive global research environment, universities are no longer defined solely by the graduates they produce, but by their capacity to generate, curate, and disseminate knowledge with measurable impact. At Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University (UIN Sunan Kalijaga), academic journals serve as a critical infrastructure for sustaining research excellence and scholarly engagement.

This commitment was reinforced in 2025 as seven UIN Sunan Kalijaga journals successfully secured reaccreditation under Indonesia’s National Science and Technology Index (SINTA), as formalised in Decree No. 295/C/C3/KPT/2026 dated January 2, 2026. The reaccreditation spans multiple disciplines, reflecting both the breadth and depth of the university’s research ecosystem.

The accredited journals include Esensia: Journal of Ushuluddin Studies (SINTA 1), Al-Mazaahib: Journal of Comparative Law and IJID – International Journal on Informatics for Development (both SINTA 2), Impulse: Journal of Research and Innovation in Physics Education and JISKa – Journal of Informatics (both SINTA 3), as well as Refleksi: Journal of Philosophy and Islamic Thought and the Journal of Tropical Chemistry Research and Education (both SINTA 4).

According to Dr. Abdul Qoyum, Head of the Institute for Research and Community Service (LPPM), the reaccreditation reflects a long-term institutional strategy to strengthen research governance, editorial quality, and technical capacity across university journals. Systematic mentoring, journal management support, and quality assurance mechanisms have been central to this effort.

For academic staff, nationally accredited journals provide credible platforms to disseminate research findings, strengthen scholarly track records, and enhance academic productivity—key indicators of institutional quality and research reputation. For students, the journals function as experiential learning spaces, cultivating early research skills, academic writing competencies, and engagement in scholarly discourse.

Beyond campus boundaries, the journals contribute evidence-based perspectives to public debates in education, law, science, and religious studies, reinforcing the university’s societal relevance. By expanding its portfolio of reputable journals, UIN Sunan Kalijaga consolidates its position as a leading State Islamic university committed to productive, sustainable, and impact-oriented research culture in the global higher education landscape.