Journal profile
Iustitia Socialis
ISSN 2542-3371 · Fundación Koinonía · Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Iustitia Socialis: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 27 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Iustitia Socialis is published by Fundación Koinonía. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Law and Policy, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Legal processes and jurisprudence, together about 38.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Iustitia Socialis es una publicación científica especializada, que difunde trabajos científicos originales, ensayos y revisiones bibliográficas relacionadas con las Ciencias Jurídicas y Criminalísticas. De aparición semestral, está dirigida a investigadores, científicos, estudiantes de pregrado, postgrado y postdoctorado, docentes y profesionales que posean interés en el área de las Ciencias Jurídicas y Criminalísticas. Esta publicación posee como propósitos medulares: la difusión de conocimientos, posibilitar el intercambio entre pares y estimular la producción científica y académica.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 2, Chile 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences15.4%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences14.8%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences8.3%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences6%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.8%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences5.8%
- Family and Matrimonial LawSocial Sciences5.7%
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences5.5%
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
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.9OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 947 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 214 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 146 |
| 2024 | 109 | 109 | 225 |
| 2023 | 235 | 235 | 92 |
| 2022 | 208 | 208 | 44 |
| 2021 | 120 | 120 | 51 |
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 | — |
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)
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- carta al editorSección abierta a todos los lectores que envíen aportes que complementen o discutan artículos originales u originales breves publicados y/o sobre algún área tem…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- editorialSe proponen temas de interés editorial de forma de expositivo – argumentativo. Trabajos encargados por el Director y/o Editor.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
Política propuesta para revistas que ofrecen acceso abierto Aquellos autores/as que tengan publicaciones con esta revista, aceptan los términos siguientes: Usted es libre de: Compartir — copiar y redistribuir el material en cualquier medio o formato Adaptar — remezclar, transformar y construir a partir del material La licenciante no puede revocar estas libertades en tanto usted siga los términos d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Los artículos son de acceso abierto y no se aplica APC Model summary
Los artículos son de acceso abierto y no se aplica APC
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
- Fundación Koinonía
- Country or region
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 2542-3371
- 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 Iustitia Socialis
How long does peer review take at Iustitia Socialis?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Iustitia Socialis 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 Colombia (2) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Iustitia Socialis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Iustitia Socialis is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Iustitia Socialis open access, and what is the APC?
Iustitia Socialis 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: .