About the Journal

Jurnal Fisika Unand (JFU) is an open-access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal published by the Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Andalas.

Print ISSN: 2302-8491

Online ISSN: 2686-2433

Established in 2012, JFU publishes original research that advances the understanding, development, measurement, modeling, and application of classical and modern physics. The journal provides a scholarly communication platform for researchers, academics, professionals, and practitioners working in physics and closely related interdisciplinary fields.

JFU welcomes theoretical, computational, experimental, and applied research in areas including nuclear and medical physics, materials physics, theoretical and computational physics, electronics and instrumentation, biophysics, environmental and atmospheric physics, geophysics, energy-related physics, optics and photonics, and other relevant areas of physics. 

JFU primarily publishes Original Research Articles in Indonesian or English. Every submitted manuscript undergoes initial technical and editorial screening. Manuscripts that meet the journal’s scope, quality, integrity, ethical, and submission requirements are normally evaluated by at least two independent reviewers through double-anonymous peer review.

Reviewer recommendations inform editorial decisions but do not replace independent editorial judgment. Final responsibility for manuscript decisions remains with the designated non-conflicted editor.

Detailed information on technical screening, editorial screening, reviewer selection, confidentiality, competing interests, revisions, decisions, appeals, and review integrity is provided in the Peer Review Policy.

All published articles are freely accessible immediately upon publication. Authors retain copyright in their work. Unless otherwise stated on the article, JFU publications are distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).

JFU’s publishing activities are supported by Article Processing Charges applied only to accepted articles and by institutional support from Universitas Andalas. Financial and administrative arrangements do not influence technical screening, reviewer selection, peer review, or editorial decisions.

JFU does not currently accept commercial advertising. Any communication, call for papers, or manuscript-solicitation activity conducted by or on behalf of JFU must be accurate, professional, non-misleading, non-coercive, and consistent with the journal’s actual aims, scope, fees, peer-review process, publication frequency, indexing, and accreditation status.

Detailed financial and communication provisions are provided in the Article Processing Charges, Waivers and Refunds Policy and the Revenue Sources, Advertising, and Direct Marketing Policy.

JFU is committed to:

  • editorial independence;
  • fair and transparent peer review;
  • responsible research and publication conduct;
  • valid authorship and contributorship;
  • accurate scholarly attribution;
  • disclosure and management of competing interests;
  • responsible use of generative artificial intelligence;
  • research-data integrity and reproducibility;
  • appropriate ethical oversight;
  • correction of material errors; and
  • preservation of a reliable and accessible scholarly record.

Detailed requirements are available in the Author Guidelines and Editorial Policies.

Publication Frequency

JFU was published four times per year until 2023. Since 2024, JFU is published six times per year, in January, March, May, July, September, and November. The official publication date of each issue and article is the date displayed on the relevant issue or article landing page.

Publisher and Ownership

JFU is published by:

Department of Physics

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Universitas Andalas

The institutional ownership of JFU is held by Universitas Andalas.

The publisher provides institutional, technical, and administrative support while respecting the editorial independence of the journal. Academic decisions concerning individual manuscripts remain the responsibility of the designated editors acting under JFU’s published policies.

Journal Office

Jurnal Fisika Unand Journal Office

Department of Physics

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences

Universitas Andalas, Limau Manis Campus

Padang 25163, West Sumatra, Indonesia

Email: jfu@sci.unand.ac.id