Journal profile
Ius Novum
ISSN 1897-5577 · eISSN 2545-0271 · Lazarski University Publishing House · Poland
Ius Novum: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 87 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ius Novum is published by Lazarski University Publishing House. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Polish Law and Legal System, Criminal Law and Policy and Polish Legal and Social Issues, together about 54.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ryszard A. StefańskiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 4, Ukraine 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Polish Law and Legal SystemSocial Sciences31.2%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences15.7%
- Polish Legal and Social IssuesSocial Sciences7.4%
- European Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences6.6%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences6.3%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.2%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences2.5%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine2.4%
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
ScopusERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, J-Gate, Naver, OCLC, Semantic Scholar, Arianta, Baidu Scholar, BazEkon, BazHum, CEEAS (Central & Eastern European Academic Source), CEEOL (Central and Eastern European Online Library), CNKI Scholar (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), CNPIEC - cnpLINKer, EBSCO Electronic Journals Library, EuroPub, ExLibris, Index Copernicus, KESLI-NDSL (Korean National Discovery for Science Leaders), MyScienceWork, Naver Academic, Naviga (Softweco), ReadCube, TDOne (TDNet), WanFang Data, WorldCat (OCLC), X-MOL
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 943 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 72 | 72 | 13 |
| 2025 | 87 | 87 | 32 |
| 2024 | 67 | 67 | 18 |
| 2023 | 68 | 68 | 18 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 10 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 21 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- ≤ 5
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted1
- original articleOriginal articleLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Plagiarism
- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest statement required Model summary
Each author must submit a statement declaring no conflict of interest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Publication ethics requirements Model summary
Authors are required to adhere to publication ethics, including: no ghostwriting or guest authorship, reliability of results, no plagiarism or self-plagiarism, and responsibility for data accuracy and citations.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY NC SA license Model summary
Journal's contents are licensed under CC BY NC SA.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access The open access "Ius Novum" is also published:
Open access Model summary
in the Library of Science in National Science Library Polona in Digital Library of Scientific Publications Academica
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Anti-plagiarism and AI detection checks Model summary
The editorial office verifies articles for text similarity (anti-plagiarism) and the presence of AI-generated content (AI detection), in accordance with current publishing standards.
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
- Lazarski University Publishing House
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English, Polish
- ISSN
- 1897-5577
- Electronic ISSN
- 2545-0271
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 20, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ius Novum
How long does peer review take at Ius Novum?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Ius Novum?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 5; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Ius Novum based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (4) and Ukraine (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ius Novum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ius Novum is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ius Novum open access, and what is the APC?
Ius Novum 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: .