Journal profile
IUS Doctrina
ISSN 1659-3685 · eISSN 1659-3707 · Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídica de la Universidad de Costa Rica · Costa Rica
IUS Doctrina: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 5 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
IUS Doctrina is published by Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídica de la Universidad de Costa Rica. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Brazilian Legal Issues and Legal principles and applications, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
IUS Doctrina es una revista académica del Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas de la Universidad de Costa Rica, cuyo objetivo es la publicación de investigaciones actuales y novedosas, sobre fenómenos jurídicos desde diversas perspectivas de análisis: dogmática, iusfilosófica y socio-jurídica, así como también desde otras disciplinas científicas, como la sociología, la ciencia política y la filosofía. Como parte del Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas, la publicacion se dirige tanto a investigadores y estudiantes universitarios, como a aplicadores del Derecho.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences18.7%
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences7.3%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences7.3%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences7.3%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences6.7%
- Property Rights and Legal DoctrineSocial Sciences5.3%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences4%
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
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 74 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 3 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism, Preprints
- License & copyright
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license for all content. Model summary
Revista IUS Doctrina utiliza para todo su contenido la Licencia de Creative Commons: Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Acceso abierto completo; licencia CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Model summary
IUS Doctrina brinda un acceso completamente libre a sus contenidos
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagio: examen manual por el editor y sistema automatizado Turnitin; rechazo inmediato y veto de un año, permanente en caso de reincidencia. Model summary
IUS Doctrina utiliza como sistemas de detección de plagio el examen manual de los artículos por parte del editor, así como el sistema automatizado Turnitin.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Digital preservation via PKP PLN / LOCKSS network; articles also preserved by the Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídicas. Model summary
Revista IUS Doctrina cuenta con la Red de Preservación de PKP PLN, que corresponde al modelo de red de preservación distribuida por una red privada de LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) que garantiza a la revista un archivo permanente y seguro.
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
- Instituto de Investigaciones Jurídica de la Universidad de Costa Rica
- Country or region
- Costa Rica
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1659-3685
- Electronic ISSN
- 1659-3707
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 IUS Doctrina
How long does peer review take at IUS Doctrina?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 IUS Doctrina?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, IUS Doctrina is indexed in DOAJ.
Is IUS Doctrina open access, and what is the APC?
IUS Doctrina 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: .