About the Journal

Journal KATHA first published in 2005, is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary journal with readership throughout the field of humanities, social and natural sciences. It provides a platform for scholars, experts, researchers, practitioners, and students to publish original research, review papers, and other scholarly works. The journal invites research articles, theoretical papers, as well as book reviews touching upon any aspect of intercivilisational or intercultural discourses on worldviews and faiths, philosophies, languages and knowledges of science.

Frequency of Publication
ONE (1) volume ONE (1) issue per year, published in December.
The publication frequency of the journal does not include special issues.

Duration of Publication Process
Based on current standard practice, the publication process takes approximately within 90 – 120 days. All manuscripts are processed accordingly:

  • Review Process (within 30 days)
  • Notification of Acceptance (within 60 days after the closing date)
  • Revision (within 30 days)
  • Copy Editing (within 14 days)
  • Publication (within 60 days after the date of acceptance)

Peer Review Process
Journal of KATHA relies on effective peer review processes to uphold not only the quality and validity of individual articles, but also the overall integrity of the journal. To maintain the quality, the journal practices a double-blind blind review consisting of at least two to three peer reviewers permanuscript. All reviewers from various expertise are on voluntary basic. Throughout the double-blind review process, the editors hide both reviewer and author(s) identities from one another. To facilitate this, the editors need to ensure that the manuscripts are processed in a way that does not give away the identity of its author(s). The editors make sure that the manuscript does not include names or affiliations of the author(s). This ensures the manuscript is judged fairly, keeping bias out of the equation. Both author(s) and reviewer also benefit from some degree of protection against criticism.

Print ISSN: 1823-2159 

Online eISSN: 2636-9265 

Frequency: Yearly  

Language: English 
Inquiries: katha@um.edu.my