Journal profile · Social Sciences-Gender Studies
Eunomia
ISSN 2253-6655 · Universidad Carlos III de Madrid · Spain
Eunomia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Eunomia is published by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Administrative Law and Governance and Criminal Law and Policy, together about 35% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Eunomía. Revista en Cultura de la Legalidad (Journal on Lawfulness) is a six-monthly interdisciplinary academic publication with international outreach that is disseminated electronically. It promotes a substantive theme that embraces a variety of social science and humanity disciplines, including legal, political, sociological and philosophical fields. Its topics address the legitimacy of law and obeying it, with special attention paid to developing the rule of law and consolidating democracy. The journal was awarded the FECYT seal of quality, in which is ranked in quartile 1 in Law, and is included in catalogues and databases such as SCOPUS, DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), ERIH PLUS (European Reference Index for the Humanities and the Social Sciences), REDIB (Red Iberoamericana de Innovación y Conocimiento Científico—Ibero-American Network of Innovation and Scientific Knowledge), ISOC (social sciences and humanities database produced by the CSIC—Higher Council of Scientific Research), Latindex, Dialnet, MIAR, Ulrich’s Directory and RESH (Revistas Españolas de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades—Spanish Journals on Social Sciences and Humanities). It is also ranked Q3 in the area of Law and Gender Studies and Q4 in Public Administration and Social Sciences in Scimago. In terms of dissemination, the Journal reached almost 300,000 full-text downloads in the last three years (2020, 2021 and 2022). The submission process is permanently opened. 15 July 2025 is the deadline for submitting original articles opting to be published in issue No. 29 (November 2025– April 2026).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Gender Studies
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Colombia 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 Sciences21.2%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences8%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences5.8%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences5.3%
- Legal and Social PhilosophySocial Sciences5.3%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences4.7%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences4.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q3 | 787/1162 | 32nd |
| Gender Studies | Q3 | 160/233 | 31st |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 538/744 | 27th |
| Public Administration | Q4 | 201/248 | 19th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.58OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 300,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 911 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48 | 48 | 150 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 141 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 202 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 212 |
| 2022 | 78 | 78 | 157 |
| 2021 | 68 | 68 | 154 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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-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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- 5–10
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Eunomía. Revista en Cultura de la Legalidad is a duly registered journal, with EISSN 2253-6655. The articles published in Eunomía are –unless indicated otherwise– under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 Spain license. You can copy, distribute and communicate them publicly as long as you cite their author and the journal and institution that publishes them and do not make deriv…
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, Italian, English, French, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2253-6655
- 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 Eunomia
How long does peer review take at Eunomia?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Eunomia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: 5–10; Reference style: APA. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Eunomia 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 United States (2) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Eunomia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Eunomia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Eunomia open access, and what is the APC?
Eunomia 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, Publisher website, 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: .