Journal profile
Ius Poenale
ISSN 2723-2638 · eISSN 2745-9314 · Faculty of Law Universitas Lampung · Indonesia
Ius Poenale: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 12 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ius Poenale is published by Faculty of Law Universitas Lampung. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies, Legal Studies and Policies and Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia, together about 51.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ius Poenale is a freely accessible, peer-reviewed journal designed to provide a global academic forum for interdisciplinary legal research, focusing on topics such as justice systems, legal comparisons, juvenile justice, and fisheries law. This encompasses a wide range of fields, including but not limited to: Crime prevention Criminal code of Indonesia Rehabilitation Criminology Drug crime Attorney Cybercrime Police department Victimology Witness and victim protection Smuggling Military court Sexual assault See the full list of Abstracting and Indexing. Focus and Scope Peer Review Process Open Access Policy Author Guidelines Copyright Notice Author Fees Editorial Team Peer-Reviewers List Publication Ethics Mandatory Author Declaration Research Ethics Statement Abstracting & Indexing Policy of Screening for Plagiarism
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Ahmad IrzalPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 5, South Africa 2, Spain 1, Australia 1, Malaysia 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences23%
- Legal Studies and PoliciesSocial Sciences15.3%
- Legal and Policy Analysis in IndonesiaSocial Sciences13.4%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences12.4%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences11%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences4.3%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences3.8%
- Freedom of Expression and DefamationSocial Sciences2.4%
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
ScopusPublisher 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
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.13OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 90 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| 2025 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 31 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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-SA | |
| 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 2–5
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright 10. Copyright and Licensing:
CC BY-SA 4.0 license Model summary
Authors retain full copyright without restriction and grant the non-exclusive right to publish the article to Ius Poenale. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 9. Open Access Policy
Open access Model summary
Ius Poenale is committed to supporting the broad dissemination of knowledge and ensuring that all articles published in the journal are freely and openly accessible to the public. This allows anyone to read, download, copy, share, distribute, print, search, or link to the article text without any cost or restrictions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
The peer review process at Ius Poenale begins with manuscript submission through the online system, followed by an initial screening to ensure compliance with guidelines and relevance. Manuscripts that pass this stage are then assigned to expert reviewers who conduct a double-blind review to maintain objectivity.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism 11. Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening with iThenticate Model summary
We enforce a strict plagiarism policy. Plagiarism is defined as the unauthorized use of someone else's work without proper attribution. Authors are required to ensure that the submitted manuscript is original and free from plagiarism, with a similarity percentage of 15% or less. Plagiarism may include : direct plagiarism (copying text without citation) self-plagiarism (reusing one's own work witho…
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
- Faculty of Law Universitas Lampung
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2723-2638
- Electronic ISSN
- 2745-9314
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 7, Issue 1 (2026)
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ius Poenale
How long does peer review take at Ius Poenale?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Poenale?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 2–5; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; 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 Poenale based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (5), South Africa (2) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ius Poenale?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ius Poenale is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Ius Poenale open access, and what is the APC?
Ius Poenale 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: .