Journal profile
Journal of International Legal Communication
ISSN 2720-1643 · University of Warsaw · Poland
Journal of International Legal Communication: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of International Legal Communication is published by University of Warsaw. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies, Administrative Law and Governance and Legal Language and Interpretation, together about 31.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The mission of the JILC is to connect law, language and communication over all scientific, geographical, political and social divisions. The term “legal communication” defines various types of research problems: it refers to the effectiveness of law, obtaining information about law, translation of legal acts, harmonization and globalization of law, communication between lawyers-practitioners undertaken in various contexts, their contacts with lay people, the impact of new information technologies and media on the performance of legal professions, as well as innovative pedagogy. Being an interdisciplinary area, legal communication implies the need for joint efforts of representatives of legal, social and human sciences, especially in an international, European, comparative and empirical context. JILC is an international scientific peer-reviewed publication that presents the methodological and empirical research of scientists from different countries and reflects a variety of scientific schools and topics concerning an interdisciplinary approach to legal communication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Joanna OsiejewiczPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ukrainian Legal and Forensic StudiesSocial Sciences16.4%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences8.8%
- Legal Language and InterpretationSocial Sciences6.4%
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Digitalization, Law, and RegulationSocial Sciences4.4%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences4%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences3.6%
- Legal and Policy IssuesSocial Sciences3.6%
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
Other: Google Academic, ORCID, HeinOnline, ANVUR, National Library (Poland)
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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 192 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 51 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 33 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 49 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 34 |
| 2021 | 49 | 49 | 8 |
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 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 100 | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 100 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 100 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 100 | — | — |
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
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted1
- case studiesCase studiesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license for non-commercial use of articles. Model summary
The non-commercial use of the articles is governed by the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs license as currently displayed on Creative Commons. Here is the link to the CC-BY-NC-ND license at Creative Commons: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review required for acceptance Model summary
An article may be accepted for publication on the basis of its independent review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening using Unicheck Model summary
Articles are checked for plagiarism, falsity, using the Unicheck program.
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
- University of Warsaw
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2720-1643
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Journal of International Legal Communication
How long does peer review take at Journal of International Legal Communication?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 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 Journal of International Legal Communication?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA. 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 Journal of International Legal Communication 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 Poland (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of International Legal Communication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of International Legal Communication is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of International Legal Communication open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of International Legal Communication is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .