Journal profile
Amsterdam Law Forum
ISSN 1876-8156 · Amsterdam Law Forum · Netherlands
Amsterdam Law Forum: fully open access; no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Amsterdam Law Forum is published by Amsterdam Law Forum. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Law and Human Rights, War, Law, and Justice and Global Peace and Security Dynamics, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences26.4%
- War, Law, and JusticeSocial Sciences6.6%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Digitalization, Law, and RegulationSocial Sciences4.6%
- Law, Rights, and FreedomsSocial Sciences4.6%
- International Environmental Law and PoliciesEnvironmental Science4.4%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences4.2%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 366 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 103 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 77 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 77 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 157 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 18 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Amsterdam Law Forum
- Country or region
- Netherlands
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1876-8156
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Amsterdam Law Forum
How long does peer review take at Amsterdam Law Forum?
Authors report an average review time of about 18 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Is Amsterdam Law Forum open access, and what is the APC?
Amsterdam Law Forum is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-30). Last updated: .