Journal Name : Indonesian Red Crescent Humanitarian Journal
Abbreviation : Indones. Red Crescent Humanit. J.
ISSN : Online (2829-8500), Print (2829-8497)
DOI : 10.56744 by Crossref
Accreditation Rank : Rank 4 / SINTA 4
Accreditation Validity : Vol. 2 No. 1 (2023) – Vol. 6 No. 2 (2027)
Accreditation Decree : 156/C/C3/KPT/2026
Editor-in-Chief : Arisman Adnan, Ph.D.
Managing Editor : dr. Prita Kusumaningsih, SpOG
Peer Review : Double-Blind Peer Review
Publication Frequency : Twice a year: June and December
First Published : June 2022
Publisher : Bulan Sabit Merah Indonesia
Location : Jakarta, Indonesia
Contact : irchum.bsmi@gmail.com
Access : Open Access (CC BY 4.0 for articles from Vol. 4 No. 1, 2025)

 

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About IRCHUM

Indonesian Red Crescent Humanitarian Journal (IRCHUM) is a peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal published by Bulan Sabit Merah Indonesia. The journal advances research and critical scholarship on humanitarian action and social-humanitarian activities, including disaster management, emergency response, community resilience, humanitarian health services, volunteering, community empowerment, social protection, and services for vulnerable populations.

IRCHUM welcomes original empirical research and, where relevant to its scope, research-based community service reports, case studies or case reports, systematic literature reviews, conceptual analyses, and policy studies. Medical, nursing, midwifery and other professional studies must demonstrate a substantive connection to humanitarian or vulnerable-population contexts; general clinical or professional studies without such a connection may be declined at editorial screening.

All manuscripts are considered on scholarly merit and relevance. For detailed subject coverage and manuscript categories, please read the Focus and Scope.

 

Peer Review

Manuscripts first undergo an Initial Editorial Assessment, with an operational target of 14 days from a complete submission. Eligible manuscripts proceed to double-blind review involving three independent reviewers with relevant expertise. The editors may appoint a reviewer outside the published reviewer roster following independence and conflict-of-interest checks.

Reviewers provide substantive scientific assessments. Authors may be invited to submit up to two revision rounds within the standard pathway. Reviewer recommendations are advisory; the Editor-in-Chief makes the final editorial decision through OJS. Processing times vary with reviewer availability, revision requirements and production readiness.

Authors may suggest an independent external reviewer, but the journal does not guarantee selection of the nominated person. Final reviewer selection remains entirely under editorial control.

Details: Peer Review Process.

Publication Schedule

IRCHUM publishes regular issues twice annually: June · December. Manuscripts are assessed and reviewed continuously rather than held until an issue approaches. Where implemented, an Issue in Progress model permits publication-ready articles to appear progressively within their regular issue; completed issues are not reopened to insert articles.

Please see the Publication Schedule.

Publication Charges

Submission Charge

IDR 0

No fee to submit or enter initial editorial assessment.

Regular APC

IDR 500,000

Payable only after formal acceptance.

Optional Fast-Track Add-on

+ IDR 500,000

Total for accepted fast-track article: IDR 1,000,000.

Fast-track is a voluntary prioritised administrative and reviewer-invitation option. It does not guarantee acceptance, a Letter of Acceptance, or publication by a certain date. Both pathways undergo the same independent scientific evaluation and final Editor-in-Chief decision.

See Publication Charges and Fast-Track Review Policy.

Submit Your Manuscript

Authors should check the Focus and Scope and the Author Guidelines, use the latest official article template published through the Author Guidelines, and prepare all required declarations before submitting through OJS. The metadata, author information and supporting documents submitted online must match the manuscript.

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Registration and login are required to submit manuscripts and monitor their editorial status.

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Open Access

All published articles are accessible online without subscription or embargo. For articles published from Vol. 4 No. 1 (2025), the applicable license is the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication.

Read the Open Access Statement and Copyright Notice.

Publication Ethics and Research Integrity

IRCHUM requires responsible authorship, accurate reporting, research ethics compliance, transparent funding and competing-interest disclosures, appropriate data availability statements and disclosure of any permitted AI-based language assistance. Reviewers must not use AI tools to analyse confidential submissions or prepare review reports. Allegations of misconduct are handled through documented assessment, investigation and corrective procedures.

Full requirements appear in the Publication Ethics and associated journal policies.

Abstracting, Indexing, and Discovery

IRCHUM is indexed, registered or discoverable through the following services and scholarly discovery platforms. Coverage and article-level metadata may differ between providers:

The editorial team maintains journal and article metadata, DOI registration, and discovery records on an ongoing basis.

Announcements

Call for Papers Vol. 5 No. 2 December 2026

04-11-2026

Submission Deadline: 30 November 2026

The Indonesian Red Crescent Humanitarian Journal (IRCHUM), published by Bulan Sabit Merah Indonesia (BSMI) and accredited SINTA 4, invites researchers, academics, humanitarian practitioners, and graduate scholars to submit scholarly manuscripts for consideration in its December 2026 publication cycle.

IRCHUM welcomes rigorous, original, and analytically grounded contributions that address humanitarian challenges and advance humanitarian knowledge, policy, and practice.

Areas of Interest

  • Humanitarian action, crisis response, coordination, and protection.

  • Disaster risk reduction, disaster management, recovery, and community resilience.

  • Humanitarian health, public health, and healthcare for vulnerable populations.

  • Volunteering, humanitarian education, community empowerment, and social inclusion.

  • Humanitarian governance, law, ethics, policy, and accountability.

Eligible Manuscript Types

IRCHUM welcomes Original Research Articles (priority), Research-based Community Service Reports, Case Studies and Case Reports, Systematic Literature Reviews, and Conceptual, Theoretical, or Policy Analyses.

All submissions must demonstrate clear relevance to the journal's humanitarian Focus and Scope.

Submission Requirements

Manuscripts must be written in English only and prepared according to the current IRCHUM Author Guidelines and Article Template 2026.

For original research articles, authors should provide an abstract of approximately 150–250 words, 3–5 keywords, and references formatted in APA Style, 7th edition.

All submissions must be original, unpublished, and not under consideration by another journal. Relevant declarations concerning authorship, funding, competing interests, AI use, data availability, and research ethics must also be provided.

Manuscripts undergo initial editorial assessment. Eligible submissions proceed through the journal's double-blind peer-review process, with a standard of three independent reviewer assignments per manuscript.

Publication Charges

Submission Fee: Free

Regular Article Processing Charge (APC): IDR 500,000, payable only after formal acceptance.

An optional fast-track service is available under the journal's applicable policy for an additional IDR 500,000. Fast-track processing does not guarantee acceptance or publication.

Important Dates

Submission Deadline: 30 November 2026

Manuscripts received by this deadline will be considered for the December 2026 publication cycle. All publication decisions remain subject to editorial evaluation, peer review, revision, and production requirements.

Submission and Contact

Online Submission:
https://jurnal.bsmi.or.id/index.php/irchum/about/submissions

Author Guidelines:
https://jurnal.bsmi.or.id/index.php/irchum/guidelines

Editorial Email:
irchum.bsmi@gmail.com

We look forward to receiving scholarly contributions that strengthen humanitarian research and practice.

Editorial Team
Indonesian Red Crescent Humanitarian Journal (IRCHUM)

Advancing Scholarship for Humanity

Read more about Call for Papers Vol. 5 No. 2 December 2026

Current Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): Indonesian Red Crescent Humanitarian Journal
Editorial Introduction

In this issue, Indonesian Red Crescent Humanitarian Journal Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026) presents a collection of scholarly contributions addressing contemporary humanitarian challenges from multidisciplinary perspectives. The published works explore themes related to humanitarian responses in conflict-affected areas, disaster risk reduction, public health and disease prevention, patient safety, climate-related humanitarian challenges, healthcare continuity during emergencies, maternal and child health in humanitarian crises, and community-based disaster communication.

This issue was initially made available online on August 12, 2026, and its publication was officially completed on October 23, 2026, following the release of the final article. The issue comprises 9 published articles authored or co-authored by 24 authors affiliated with 12 institutions across 4 countries (Indonesia, Palestine, Malaysia, and Bangladesh). Within Indonesia, the contributing authors represent institutions located in 6 provinces: DKI Jakarta, West Java, East Java, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, and Gorontalo.

This edition reflects the journal's continued commitment to advancing evidence-based research and interdisciplinary knowledge that connects humanitarian scholarship with practical responses to emerging challenges. By addressing the interconnected dimensions of health, disaster risk, environmental vulnerability, and humanitarian action, the published contributions aim to support informed decision-making, strengthen community resilience, and promote sustainable humanitarian practices.

We extend our sincere appreciation to the authors, reviewers, and editorial team for their valuable contributions to maintaining the scholarly quality and integrity of this publication. We also welcome feedback, constructive dialogue, and continued scholarly engagement from readers and the wider humanitarian research community.

Editorial Team

Indonesian Red Crescent Humanitarian Journal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56744/irchum.v5i1
Published: 12-08-2026

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