Journal profile
Batulis Civil Law Review
ISSN 2722-4465 · eISSN 2746-8151 · Universitas Pattimura, Fakultas Hukum · Indonesia
Batulis Civil Law Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 102 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); acceptance rate 79.8% (journal website); 22 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Batulis Civil Law Review is published by Universitas Pattimura, Fakultas Hukum. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies, Legal Studies and Policies and Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia, together about 52.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Batulis Civil Law Review (BALLREV) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by the Faculty of Law, Universitas Pattimura, Indonesia. The journal is dedicated to advancing scholarly research in Civil Law and Contemporary Private Law, with particular emphasis on the development, interpretation, application, and transformation of private legal relationships in response to legal reform, technological innovation, economic development, globalization, and societal change. BALLREV provides a specialized scholarly forum for rigorous research examining the theory, development, and practical application of Civil Law and Contemporary Private Law across diverse legal systems and jurisdictions. The journal welcomes doctrinal, empirical, comparative, socio-legal, historical, theoretical, and interdisciplinary research that contributes to legal scholarship, legal theory, judicial practice, legislative development, and law reform. BALLREV has a global geographical scope. The journal welcomes research on Civil Law and Contemporary Private Law from any country, region, jurisdiction, or legal tradition. Research may examine private law within a single jurisdiction, compare legal rules or institutions across jurisdictions, or address broader theoretical and conceptual questions concerning the development and transformation of Civil Law and Private Law. The journal particularly encourages research addressing contemporary challenges affecting private legal relationships, including legal reform, technological innovation, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, economic development, globalization, and other emerging legal and societal developments. The journal also welcomes scholarship that contributes to comparative and cross-jurisdictional understanding of Civil Law and Private Law. BALLREV welcomes contributions from scholars, researchers, legal practitioners, judges, policymakers, and other professionals worldwide. The journal seeks to bring diverse legal traditions, jurisdictions, methodological approaches, and scholarly perspectives into meaningful academic dialogue and to contribute to the broader international development of Civil Law and Contemporary Private Law. Through rigorous peer review and high editorial standards, BALLREV seeks to promote academic excellence, editorial integrity, international collaboration, and impactful legal scholarship. The journal aims to contribute to the continuing development of Civil Law and Contemporary P
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief La Ode AnggaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 13, India 1, Spain 1, Australia 1, Malaysia 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences26.2%
- Legal Studies and PoliciesSocial Sciences18.1%
- Legal and Policy Analysis in IndonesiaSocial Sciences8.1%
- Family and Matrimonial LawSocial Sciences6.7%
- Land Rights and ReformsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Marriage and Family DynamicsSocial Sciences4.7%
- Indigenous Peoples' Rights and LawSocial Sciences4.4%
- Intellectual Property LawSocial Sciences3.7%
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 127 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 10 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 27 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 51 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 77 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 59 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 75 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
102 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports about 4 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 79.8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 75 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 102 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare8 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 3–5
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4
- comparative legal studyComparative Legal Study: a scholarly article that examines legal doctrines, legislation, court decisions, legal institutions, or private law developments across…Length not stated
- editorial75 Days Submission to First Decision ? 102 Days Submission to Acceptance ? 3 Days Acceptance to Publication ? 79.8 % Acceptance Rate ? About Editorial Speed Met…Length not stated
- original research articleBALLREV considers the following types of manuscripts: Original Research Article: a scholarly article based on original legal research employing doctrinal, empir…Length not stated
- reviewBALLREV considers the following types of manuscripts: Original Research Article: a scholarly article based on original legal research employing doctrinal, empir…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Plagiarism
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence
AI tools usage policy Model summary
Authors who use artificial intelligence (AI) or AI-assisted tools in preparing, analyzing, translating, generating, editing, or otherwise producing a manuscript or its research outputs must comply with the journal's AI Tools Usage Policy. Authors must disclose: whether AI-assisted technology was used; the name of the AI tool or system used; the purpose and manner of its use; and the part or stage …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contributions
All authors must make a meaningful contribution to the research and manuscript and must be accountable for the work to which they have contributed. Authors are required to provide an Author Contributions Statement describing the individual contributions of each author. BALLREV uses the CRediT (Contributor Roles Taxonomy) to provide a standardized description of individual contributions to the rese…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Authors must disclose any financial or non-financial relationships, activities, affiliations, or interests that could influence, or could reasonably be perceived to influence, the research, interpretation of findings, or publication of the manuscript. Potential conflicts of interest may include, but are not limited to: employment or consultancy; research grants or financial support; honoraria or o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical Considerations and Ethical Clearance
Authors must comply with applicable research ethics requirements. For research involving human participants, personal data, or other activities requiring ethical approval, authors must obtain approval from the relevant ethics committee before conducting the research. Where Ethical Clearance is required, the manuscript must state the name of the approving ethics committee and the Ethical Clearance …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
CC BY-NC 4.0 license Model summary
Copyright: Authors who publish their manuscripts in this Journal agree to the following conditions: The copyright in each article belongs to the author, as well as the right to patent. Authors grant the Journal a non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, distribute, archive, preserve, and identify itself as the original publisher of the published work. This license also authorizes the Journal t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
No duplicate publication, plagiarism, or simultaneous submission Model summary
BALLREV does not accept manuscripts that have been published elsewhere, are under review by another journal, contain plagiarism, or constitute redundant or duplicate publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Universitas Pattimura, Fakultas Hukum
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2722-4465
- Electronic ISSN
- 2746-8151
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Batulis Civil Law Review
How long does peer review take at Batulis Civil Law Review?
The publisher reports about 102 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of about 4 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 79.8%. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Batulis Civil Law Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 3–5; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Batulis Civil Law Review based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (13), India (1) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Batulis Civil Law Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Batulis Civil Law Review is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Batulis Civil Law Review open access, and what is the APC?
Batulis Civil Law Review is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .