Journal profile · LAW
Dixi
ISSN 0124-7255 · eISSN 2357-5891 · Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia · Colombia
Dixi: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Dixi is published by Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia 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, Criminal Justice and Penology and Comparative International Legal Studies, together about 37.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
DIXI is an academic publication that aims to divulge articles with a theoretical or empirical focus related to Law, mainly on Law and Public Policy, Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanisms, Philosophy of Law, History of Law, Private Law and Public Law. The journal is intended mainly for researchers, professors, undergraduate and postgraduate students and professionals on Law in Colombia and other countries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences13.7%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences13.1%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences11%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences7.2%
- Social Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences6.7%
- Ukrainian Legal and Forensic StudiesSocial Sciences5.9%
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences5.5%
- Legal Studies and ReformsSocial Sciences4.7%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Latindex, MIAR, Clarivate, Dialnet, Latindex Directory, Vlex, Ibero-American News, EBSCOhost, National Bibliographical Index- PublindexPublisher 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
- SJR (publisher)
- 17Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.65%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 294 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 3 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 12 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 14 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 114 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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)
Article types accepted7
- critical reviewsDIXI will receive critical reviews on monographs, articles, and research and scientific diffusion books that make significant contributions to the theoretical k…Length not stated
- discussion paper derived from researchA document that presents the results of finished research that has been published elsewhere from the analytic, interpretative or critical perspective of the aut…Length not stated
- research articlesIt publishes research and review articlesLength not stated
- review articlesIt publishes research and review articlesLength not stated
- review paperA document resulting from finished research where the results of previously published research on a field of science or technology are analyzed, systematized, o…Length not stated
- scientific and technologic research paperA document that presents, in a detailed manner, the original results of finished research projects.Length not stated
- student spaceThe journal will have a student space in which papers or essays selected from contests or national scholarly events in which the journal is involved may be publ…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Conflicts of interest
Exclusiveness Model summary
The articles submitted to DIXI cannot be in a selection process in other journals, nor should they be presented at other publications while they are under evaluation.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics Model summary
The journal and its editorial board will favor, through their policies and actions, ethics in research processes, appropriate use of contents protected by copyrights and quality of works published, so that the different collaborators (editors, authors and evaluators) interact under principles of academic integrity.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access CC BY 4.0 Model summary
The journal publishes its contents in open access, without any embargo period. In addition, all works are published under a Creative Commons de Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0),, and their use must adhere to these licensing conditions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review Model summary
All the articles presented to the journal shall be submitted to a “double blind” selection process that will be carried out with the help of expert peer reviewers on each subject.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Digital preservation Model summary
The Editorial Fund will ensure digital preservation of contents published so that authors can always retrieve their articles over time and maintain access to what has been the history and evolution of the journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving Model summary
Authors can self-archive their works in institutional repositories, in the final version (or editor's version) of the article that was published, insofar as bibliographic data of the original article publication are provided to give credit to the journal.
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 Cooperativa de Colombia
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0124-7255
- Electronic ISSN
- 2357-5891
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 2 (2026)
- 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 Dixi
What CAS zone is Dixi in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Dixi 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 Dixi?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Dixi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Dixi is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Dixi open access, and what is the APC?
Dixi 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .