Journal profile · LAW
Derechos y Libertades
ISSN 1133-0937 · eISSN 2340-9673 · Universidad Carlos III de Madrid · Spain
Derechos y Libertades: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Derechos y Libertades is published by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 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 Criminal Justice and Penology, together about 49.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Derechos y Libertades is the biannual journal published by the Instituto de derechos humanos Gregorio Peces-Barba de la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. It forms part of the publications of the Institute, together with the collections Cuadernos Bartolomé de las Casas, Traducciones and Debates. The purpose of Derechos y Libertades is to constitute a international forum for discussion and analysis in relation to the theoretical and practical problems of human rights, from the various perspectives through which they can be analysed, among which the philosophical-legal stand out. In this sense, the journal aims to be a means by which contemporary discussion in the field of Philosophy of Law and Political Philosophy is reflected. Derechos y Libertades is presented at the same time as a means of expression and publication of the main activities and research carried out within the Gregorio Peces-Barba Human Rights Institute.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editor-in-chief Francisco JavierPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences24.5%
- Human Rights and ImmigrationSocial Sciences17.1%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences7.8%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine6.6%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences6.6%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences2.9%
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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 787 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 1 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 18 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 20 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 50 |
| 2021 | 57 | 57 | 46 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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 | — | |
| 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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 150 words
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- articles which had been submitted to other reviews
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Editorial policy on the use of artificial intelligence
1. Introduction At Derechos y Libertades. Revista de Filosofía del Derecho y Derechos Humanos, part of the Carlos III University of Madrid, we are committed to scientific integrity and transparency in the use ofArtificial Intelligence (AI). This policy establishes clear guidelines on the appropriate use of AI tools for authors, reviewers and editors. 2. General principlesIn accordance with the gui…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Publication and authorship
1. All submitted papers are subject to strict double blind peer-review process by at least two national and international reviewers that are experts in the area of the particular paper.2. The factors that are taken into account in review are relevance, soundness, significance, originality, readability and language.3. The possible decisions include acceptance, acceptance with revisions, or rejectio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
41. The editors are committed to avoiding any conflict of interest between the actors involved in the production. 42. All texts submitted will be evaluated for their intellectual content, avoiding that the ethnic or national belonging of the authors, their gender, their sexual orientation, their religious beliefs, or their political philosophy interfere in the process. Likewise, external evaluatio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Personal data used only for stated journal purposes. Model summary
The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
No simultaneous submission to other journals; exclusivity commitment while under review. Model summary
Derechos y Libertades will not consider the publication of articles which had been submitted to other reviews. An original should be submitted to Derechos y Libertades as a compromise that the manuscript will not be sent for any other publication while the time it is under Derechos y Libertades consideration for publishing.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by the Gregorio Peces-Barba Human Rights Institute; CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Model summary
The Gregorio Peces-Barba Human Rights Institute retains copyright of the published articles, reviews and news, and it is needed to quote the origin in any partial or total reproduction. The documents include the Creative Commons 4.0 license: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). Derechos y Libertades does not charge any fees for receiving, processing or publishing articles sub…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Derechos y Libertades provides unrestricted access to all of its content from the time of publication in this electronic edition. The publication has no cost for the authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-anonymous external peer review with three possible outcomes: publish, not publish, or revisions. Model summary
All articles are reviewed by at least two reviewers in a double blind system. In case of doubt between two contradictory evaluations, a third report is requested. The evaluators must complete an evaluation format found on the Journal's website. The evaluators have one month to make the report. The receipt of an original, to be included in the Articles section, does not presuppose acceptance for pu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism control
Before the evaluation, all the works are submitted to an antiplagium control using the Feedback studio application. Given the limitations of automatic detection programs plagiarism with the Spanish language and in order to respond to broader aspects that are inscribed as plagiarism practices —including translations, fragmentation of results or "salami slicing", duplication, among others— the 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
- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1133-0937
- Electronic ISSN
- 2340-9673
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Derechos y Libertades
What CAS zone is Derechos y Libertades in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Derechos y Libertades 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 Derechos y Libertades?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Derechos y Libertades?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 150 words; 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.
Which databases index Derechos y Libertades?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Derechos y Libertades is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Derechos y Libertades open access, and what is the APC?
Derechos y Libertades 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: .