Journal profile · LAW
BRICS Law Journal
ISSN 2409-9058 · eISSN 2412-2343 · Publshing House V.Ема · Russian Federation
BRICS Law Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BRICS Law Journal is published by Publshing House V.Ема and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal and Policy Issues, Digital Transformation in Law and International Arbitration and Investment Law, together about 28.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Our aim is to discover law, legal enforcement in these countries, the specifity of jurisprudence and legal environment. At the same time our authors are not only scholars from BRICS countries, but from all over the world whose research is considering BRICS countries national legislation, international treaties between BRICS countries and their common acts. We are happy for any comparative law topics. BRICS is an open platform for the dialogue between legal scholars inside BRICS countries as well as between BRICS countries and outside world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editor-in-chief Elena Gladun RussianPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Russia 10, Finland 2, United States 1, India 1, France 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Policy IssuesSocial Sciences15%
- Digital Transformation in LawEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.9%
- International Arbitration and Investment LawBusiness, Management and Accounting5.8%
- Global Political and Economic RelationsSocial Sciences5.8%
- Security, Politics, and Digital TransformationSocial Sciences5.3%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences4.8%
- Education, Law, and SocietySocial Sciences4.5%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, DimensionsPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.85OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 42.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 364 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 13 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 63 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 82 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 56 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 143 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- book review10,000 words only in exceptional cases. Book reviews and manuscripts of an informational nature may be about 5,000 words in length. When writing your manuscript…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- opinionAI and the Fragmentation of Legal Sovereignty: A Comparative Analysis in BRICS Nations S. Kamaruddin, M. I. Ikhsan, N. S. Nautiyal PDF (Eng) 184-207 488 Abstrac…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and Conflict of Interest
Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in a reviewer’s own research without the express written consent of the author. Privileged information or ideas obtained through peer review must be kept confidential and not used for personal advantage. Reviewers should not consider manuscripts in which they have conflicts of interest resulting from competitive, collaborat…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, addition…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
“BRICS Law Journal” is an open access journal. All articles are made freely available to readers immediatly upon publication. Our open access policy is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition - it means that articles have free availability on the public internet, permitting any users to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-Review
A manuscript will be considered for publication: - only on the assurance that it has not in whole or in part or in substance been published or offered for publication elsewhere; - on the understanding that it may be submitted in confidence to an expert referee or expert referees for evaluation; - on the understanding that the editors reserve the right to make what changes they consider desirable –…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint and postprint Policy
Prior to acceptance and publication in“BRICS Law Journal”, authors may make their submissions available as preprints on personal or public websites. As part of submission process, authors are required to confirm that the submission has not been previously published, nor has been submitted. After a manuscript has been published in “BRICS Law Journal” we suggest that the link to the article on journ…
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
- Publshing House V.Ема
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISSN
- 2409-9058
- Electronic ISSN
- 2412-2343
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 13, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BRICS Law Journal
What CAS zone is BRICS Law Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, BRICS Law Journal is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at BRICS Law Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 BRICS Law Journal based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (10), Finland (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index BRICS Law Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BRICS Law Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is BRICS Law Journal open access, and what is the APC?
BRICS Law Journal 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: .