Journal profile
Journal for Digital Legal History
ISSN 2796-0226 · Ghent University · Belgium
Journal for Digital Legal History: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal for Digital Legal History is published by Ghent University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Historical Legal Studies and Society, Digital Humanities and Scholarship and Medieval and Early Modern Justice, together about 57.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Historical Legal Studies and SocietySocial Sciences21.9%
- Digital Humanities and ScholarshipArts and Humanities17.8%
- Medieval and Early Modern JusticeSocial Sciences17.8%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences6.9%
- Digital and Traditional Archives ManagementArts and Humanities4.1%
- Legal and cultural studies analysisSocial Sciences2.7%
- Historical Economic and Legal ThoughtSocial Sciences2.7%
- Educational Technology and E-LearningComputer Science2.7%
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
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 31 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Ghent University
- Country or region
- Belgium
- Language
- Italian, Dutch, English, French, German
- ISSN
- 2796-0226
- 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 Journal for Digital Legal History
How long does peer review take at Journal for Digital Legal History?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 Journal for Digital Legal History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal for Digital Legal History is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Journal for Digital Legal History open access, and what is the APC?
Journal for Digital Legal History 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; 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: .