Journal profile
Biolex
ISSN 2007-5634 · eISSN 2007-5545 · Universidad de Sonora · Mexico
Biolex: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biolex is published by Universidad de Sonora. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Administrative Law and Governance and E-Government and Public Services, together about 34.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
BIOLEX es una revista de publicación continua que contiene trabajos de calidad, originales e inéditos; orientada primordialmente a la divulgación de trabajos de investigación científica, ensayos teóricos, reseñas de libros y aportaciones científicas en el área de las ciencias jurídico sociales; con especial énfasis en las legislaciones y el derecho administrativo. Tiene como finalidad difundir conocimientos, opiniones y reflexiones en torno a diferentes temas y problemáticas sociales, políticas, jurídicas, educativas, culturales y de preferencia relacionadas con el noroeste de México, resto del país e internacionales.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 2, Argentina 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences14.8%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences14.8%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.9%
- Public Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.6%
- Economic and Fiscal StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences4.1%
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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.88OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 216 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 12 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- 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-ND | |
| 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)
Article types accepted2
- articulosARTICULOSLength not stated
- ensayosENSAYOSLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Peer review
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
- Universidad de Sonora
- Country or region
- Mexico
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2007-5634
- Electronic ISSN
- 2007-5545
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biolex
How long does peer review take at Biolex?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Biolex based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (2) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biolex?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biolex is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Biolex open access, and what is the APC?
Biolex 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, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .