Journal profile
Iuris Dictio
ISSN 1390-6402 · eISSN 2528-7834 · Universidad San Francisco de Quito · Ecuador
Iuris Dictio: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 34 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Iuris Dictio is published by Universidad San Francisco de Quito. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Legal processes and jurisprudence and Judicial and Constitutional Studies, together about 33.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Iuris Dictio is a peer-reviewed, open-access semiannual journal founded in 1998 and affiliated with the School of Law at the University of San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), dedicated to the study of law. Its purpose is to share unpublished and recent research that fosters legal analysis and debate, promoting an internationally responsible academic approach. Published under the philosophy of the Liberal Arts, Iuris Dictio publishes open-access articles in English and Spanish twice a year, combining general analysis with specialization in legal topics. Additionally, it seeks to reach a specialized legal audience, with an Interviews section aimed at making the subject accessible to those with limited knowledge of the field. ISSN (printed version until 2022): 1390-6402 ISSNe (electronic version): 2528-7834Permanent Link:http://iurisdictio.usfq.edu.ecIndexed in: MIAR, ERIHPLUS, LATINDEX, MLA, CZ3, LATINREV, BASE, DOAJ, REDIB, Latinoamericana, LATAM, Google Scholar, OAJI Editorial: USFQ PRESS Read More
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences21.1%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences6.2%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences5.6%
- International Arbitration and Investment LawBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences4.1%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, Latindex, MIAR, ERIHPLUS, MLA, CZ3, LATINREV, BASE, REDIB, Latinoamericana, LATAM, OAJIPublisher 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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 513 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 68 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 56 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 112 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 84 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 63 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 47 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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-NC-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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish in this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal the right of first publication of the work. Texts published in the journal Iuris Dictio are subject to a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (BY-NC-SA) license, which allows the work to be shared with third parties, distributed, publicly communicated, and used for derivative …
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 San Francisco de Quito
- Country or region
- Ecuador
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1390-6402
- Electronic ISSN
- 2528-7834
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Iuris Dictio
How long does peer review take at Iuris Dictio?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Iuris Dictio?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 6; 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.
Which databases index Iuris Dictio?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Iuris Dictio is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Iuris Dictio open access, and what is the APC?
Iuris Dictio 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: .