Athena: Journal of Social, Culture and Society

Athena: Journal of Social, Culture and Society is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to publishing high-quality original research on a broad spectrum of cultural, social, and societal phenomena. The journal provides an inclusive global forum for scholars, researchers, and practitioners to disseminate empirical findings and theoretical insights addressing the complex and evolving nature of human societies.

Focus & Scope: Anthropology, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Education, Gender Studies, Human Geography, Linguistics, Literature, Media Studies, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Law, and Ethnomusicology.

Athena welcomes submissions from scholars worldwide and maintains rigorous double-blind peer-review standards. In accordance with open science practices, all published articles are immediately accessible without embargo under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0) License. The journal is assigned the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) 2985-3605 and persistent Digital Object Identifiers (DOI prefix: 10.58905/athena).

	Journal Title	Athena: Journal of Social, Culture and Society
	ISSN (Online)	2985-3605
	Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.58905/athena
	Publication Frequency	Quarterly (4 issues/year: January, April, July, October)
	Language	English
	Peer Review Process	Double-Blind Peer Review
	Editor-in-Chief	Prof. Dr. I Wayan Eka Mahendra
	Managing Editor	Robbi Rahim, Ph.D
	Publisher	CV. Media Digital Publikasi Indonesia
	OAI-PMH URL	OAI Protocol Link
	Citation Analysis	SCOPUS Citation Report

Athena is currently indexed & abstracted in:

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Announcements

Updated Journal Policies and Implementation of the New Manuscript Template

06-09-2026

Effective Date: 6 September 2026

Dear Authors, Reviewers, Editors, and Readers,

ATHENA: Journal of Social, Culture and Society is pleased to announce a comprehensive update to its journal policies, editorial procedures, author guidelines, and manuscript template.

These updates are part of the journal's continuing commitment to strengthening editorial transparency, research integrity, publication quality, open-access practices, and responsible scholarly communication in accordance with recognized international standards for academic publishing.

Authors, reviewers, and readers are encouraged to review the updated journal information and policies available on the ATHENA website.