Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Gottingen Journal of International Law
ISSN 1868-1581 · Goettingen Journal of International Law e.V. · Germany
Gottingen Journal of International Law: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gottingen Journal of International Law is published by Goettingen Journal of International Law e.V.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Law and Human Rights, International Maritime Law Issues and Global Peace and Security Dynamics, together about 32.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Goettingen Journal of International Law (GoJIL) is an e-journal that focuses on international law. Founded in December 2007 by an interdisciplinary group of students at the University of Goettingen, GoJIL is the first German student-run law journal published entirely in English language. The journal seeks to foster debate among scholars of international law with its numerous and diverse fields, e.g. international criminal, humanitarian and economic law, while also offering contributions form related disciplines such as international relations, history or economics. For this purpose, GoJIL runs a permanent open call for papers, ensuring high quality by means of a thorough selection process regarding the significance of the topic for the respective academic discourse and having every submission undergo a double-blind-peer review. GoJIL is published in accordance with open access principles.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief Nikolai KrämerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences20.4%
- International Maritime Law IssuesEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Gender and Women's RightsSocial Sciences6.1%
- Migration, Racism, and Human RightsSocial Sciences6.1%
- International Law and AviationSocial Sciences6.1%
- International Arbitration and Investment LawBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Environmental law and policySocial Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q4 | 1018/1162 | 12th |
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 18 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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 22 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, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC | |
| 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)
Article types accepted2
- a general articleSubmissions are classified as: a general article, an article on current developments, a report or commentary (e.g. on judgements or recent case law) consisting …Length not stated
- an article on current developmentsSubmissions are classified as: a general article, an article on current developments, a report or commentary (e.g. on judgements or recent case law) consisting …Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright 3. Creative Commons License
Scholars wishing to submit their work for review should be aware that all GoJIL content is published under a Creative Commons License CC BY 4.0. It is the responsibility of the authors to clarify all copyright matters. Requests for copyrighted material should include the information that publication permits must be granted for Open Access/CCL publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 5. Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review process Model summary
The Goettingen Journal of International Law follows a double-blind peer review process, meaning that both the authors and the reviewers remain anonymous to each other. Each submitted article is handed to two selected experts in the field of the article, who independently assess its quality, originality, and relevance. This ensures an impartial evaluation, as reviewers focus solely on the merits of…
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
- Goettingen Journal of International Law e.V.
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1868-1581
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 16 (April 2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gottingen Journal of International Law
How long does peer review take at Gottingen Journal of International Law?
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.
Which databases index Gottingen Journal of International Law?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gottingen Journal of International Law is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Gottingen Journal of International Law open access, and what is the APC?
Gottingen Journal of International Law 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: .