Journal profile · LAW
Cuadernos Electronicos de Filosofia del Derecho
ISSN 1138-9877 · University of Valencia · Spain
Cuadernos Electronicos de Filosofia del Derecho: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 18 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cuadernos Electronicos de Filosofia del Derecho is published by University of Valencia 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 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Human Rights and Immigration and Ethics and bioethics in healthcare, together about 44.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences19.5%
- Human Rights and ImmigrationSocial Sciences16.3%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine8.8%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences7%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences6.8%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Immigration and Intercultural EducationSocial Sciences4.5%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences4.2%
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
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 585 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 2 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 2 |
| 2023 | 120 | 120 | 55 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 5 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 36 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- University of Valencia
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1138-9877
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cuadernos Electronicos de Filosofia del Derecho
What CAS zone is Cuadernos Electronicos de Filosofia del Derecho in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cuadernos Electronicos de Filosofia del Derecho 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 Cuadernos Electronicos de Filosofia del Derecho?
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.
Which databases index Cuadernos Electronicos de Filosofia del Derecho?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cuadernos Electronicos de Filosofia del Derecho is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Cuadernos Electronicos de Filosofia del Derecho open access, and what is the APC?
Cuadernos Electronicos de Filosofia del Derecho 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; 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: .