Journal profile
IALS Student Law Review
ISSN 2053-7646 · University of London · United Kingdom
IALS Student Law Review: fully open access; no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; 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 ·
The latest issue on the journal's website is from 2021 (Volume 8, Issue 2): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IALS Student Law Review is published by University of London. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Law and Human Rights, Legal principles and applications and Administrative Law and Governance, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The IALS Student Law Review is an open access journal publishing scholarly articles or developing work format and will focus on legal studies within the main expertise of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS), School of Advanced Study (SAS) University of London. The IALS Student Law Review provides a unique forum for all those who are interested in legal studies to present their scholarly contributions. Papers that investigate legal issues from single or multiple vantage points whether topically or jurisdictionally are equally welcomed, as are papers examining law-related interdisciplinary work. Submissions from legal practitioners are also welcomed. Scholars working on related topics are encouraged to put together several papers for consideration as special themed issues or dossiers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Tugce YalcinPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 2, Ireland 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences8.2%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences8.2%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences8.2%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine6.8%
- Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 ChallengesMedicine5.4%
- Corporate Governance and LawBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionSocial Sciences4.8%
- Legal Language and InterpretationSocial Sciences4.8%
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.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 111 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 13 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- book reviewShort article: Up to 6,000 words. Note, book review, and case note: Up to 2,000 words. All submissions must be include an abstract of no more thamain text ≤ 2,000 words
- long articleLong article: Up to 10,000 words.main text ≤ 10,000 words
- note, book review, and case noteNote, book review, and case note: Up to 2,000 words.main text ≤ 2,000 words
- short articleShort article: Up to 6,000 words.main text ≤ 6,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
No submission charges and no APCs. Model summary
There are no article submission charges. It does not have article processing charges (APCs).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Citation style must comply with OSCOLA. Model summary
All submissions must comply with the latest version of Oxford Standard for Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Published work is licensed CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Unported. Model summary
Work published in the IALS Student Law Review is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Those who contribute items to IALS Student Law Review retain author copyright in their work but are asked to grant two licences. One is a licence to the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study of the University of London, enabling us to r…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. This journal does not have article processing charges (APCs). There are no article submission charges.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer review processAfter an initial reading by the Editorial Board to establish suitability, we operate a two-stage peer review process. Firstly, an appointed editor is invited to comment on the manuscript. Then, secondly, depending on their recommendations, we accept, advise minor revisions, request major revision and resubmission, or reject.When amendments are advised, we will agree a deadline w…
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
- University of London
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2053-7646
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 8, Issue 2 (2021)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about IALS Student Law Review
How long does peer review take at IALS Student Law Review?
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 IALS Student Law Review?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Optional; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of IALS Student Law Review 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 Kingdom (2) and Ireland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Is IALS Student Law Review open access, and what is the APC?
IALS Student Law Review is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .