IJSME published its inaugural issue (Vol. 1 No. 1) in March 2018, with Mrs. Rahma Diani as Editor in Chief. Since its establishment, IJSME has been registered as an electronic journal with an e-ISSN (2615-8639) obtained in 2018. The journal adopted a rigorous double-blind peer review process starting from Vol. 2 No. 1 in March 2019 to ensure high-quality scholarly contributions. Initially publishing articles in both Indonesian and English, IJSME transitioned to exclusively English-language publications starting with Vol. 3 No. 2 in July 2020, reflecting its commitment to reaching a broader international readership.
In 2018, IJSME became a member of CrossRef, enhancing the journal’s visibility and accessibility through Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) for its published articles. In 2019, IJSME received accreditation at SINTA Grade 3 by the Decree of the Director General of Research and Development Strengthening, Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia, No. 28/E/KPT/2019, and in the same year, it established a formal collaboration with the Physics Society of Indonesia (PSI). The journal’s credibility was further recognized in 2020 when it was indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).
A significant milestone was achieved in Vol. 3 No. 3, November 2022, when IJSME published its first article by an international author from China, marking the beginning of the journal’s global author contributions. Subsequent international authors have included scholars from Ghana, South Africa, Brazil, China, Nigeria, Russia, Turkey, Hungary, Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Iraq, and Australia, spanning five continents: Asia, Africa, America, Europe, and Australia, highlighting the journal’s expanding international reach and relevance. Continuing its journey of excellence, IJSME achieved SINTA Grade 2 accreditation in 2023, under Decree No. 79/E/KPT/2023 issued by the Director General of Higher Education, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia.
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