JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES

JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES is published by Sciendo and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems, Legal and Constitutional Studies and Legal principles and applications, together about 54.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The aim of the Journal of Legal Studies is to publish quality articles and insightful research ideas in all fields of Law domain having a rigorous methodological aspects and soundness of research outcomes. The Editorial Board is oriented towards a comprehensive, extensive and more accurate original contribution in the Law domain with the final objective to promote a high standards of research outcomes in the light of the latest legal sciences agenda. The complex phenomenon and manifestation of the law in the context of globalization has led the Editorial Board to promote also aspects of transdisciplinary, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary aspects also with some important domains as: economics, finance, IT, medicine or psychology. It is important to promote in the law sciences also the usage of statistical techniques which will lead to the increasing of the quality of the article are a more empirical structure of the research outcomes. The scope of the Journal is to promote a high degree of innovation in Law domain by providing articles which will have a high degree of impact and importance both for the doctrine and academics, and also for Law practicians with the understanding of modern research methods usage in the social sciences.In 2001, within the Faculty of Legal Sciences of "Vasile Goldiş" Western University from Arad, a biannual legal journal, named "Studii Juridice" (Legas Studies) made its appearance, published at Cluj-Napoca, at the prestigious Cordial Lex Publishing House (ISSN. 1582-5442).Today after a period absence of about seven years, the journal returns in force, continuing the scientific demarche began in 2001, under a new denomination - Journal of Legal Studies -, with a new format, under the guidance the Center of Studies and Research - European Dimensions of the Romanian Law (C.S.R.E.D.R.L.) within the Faculty of Legal Sciences of "Vasile Goldiş" Western University from Arad, with a new Editorial Board, a new Scientific Board and with prestigious national and international reviewers.But we also thank all those whom supported and whom beared a hand in the come-back of our journal, to the members of the Editorial Board, and especially to the prestigious members who accepted being a part of the Scientific Board of the Journal.Journal of Legal Studies' niche and specific contribution to international legal literature:The Journal of Legal Study's niche regards the study of international law and comparative law.This is a very important

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): LAW

Editor-in-chief Daniel BerlingherPublisher website

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Impact

Impact factor

0.93LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

1.6LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.35LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

1.24LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

130OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

882OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.08OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

14LetPub · 2026-09-13

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Average review time (community reports)

about 8 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Peer review

Peer reviewLetPub

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Publisher

Sciendo

Country or region

Romania

Language

English

ISSN

0047-2530

Print ISSN

2392-7054

Electronic ISSN

2457-9017

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