Journal profile
Jus Justicia
ISSN 2223-8654 · eISSN 2958-8898 · European University of Tirana · Albania
Jus Justicia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Jus Justicia is published by European University of Tirana. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Theory and Democracy, European Politics and Security and Judicial and Constitutional Studies, together about 27.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
JUS & JUSTICIA (print ISSN: 2223-8654/ online ISSN: 2958-8898) is a double-blind peer-reviewed and open-access journal, published in English, twice a year by the European University of Tirana, Albania. The first issue of JUS & JUSTICIA was published in 2008. Since 2020 the articles have been published only in English, covering legal and political issues with a particular emphasis on the Western Balkans and Albania. As an interdisciplinary journal, JUS & JUSTICIA provides a platform dedicated to promoting the exchange of original works and ideas among academics, including both theoretical and empirical research, in the disciplines of law, politics, and international relations. Our mission is to promote the publication of high-quality, peer-reviewed research papers, reports, and book reviews, serving as an attractive academic forum for the dissemination of knowledge and advancement of academic debate in Albania and abroad. It will be of interest to lawyers, legal scholars, legal practitioners, government officials, local and international organizations, civil society etc. The subjects covered by the JUS & JUSTICIA journal include: EU Law International Law Constitutional Law Administrative Law Criminal Law Contract Law Tort Law Property Law Family Law Intellectual Property Law Legal Theory Political Theory Political Philosophy Comparative Politics International Relations The Jus & Justicia Journal is focused on academic rigour and openness to differing methodological and theoretical strands. The editorial board applies the policy of fast reviewing of the submitted articles and subsequently includes them in the forthcoming issues, should they pass the evaluation process. The journal is published in both print and online formats.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Erjola AliajPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences10%
- European Politics and SecuritySocial Sciences10%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences7.2%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.1%
- Electoral Systems and Political ParticipationSocial Sciences5.6%
- International Relations and Foreign PolicySocial Sciences4.4%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences4.4%
- Balkans: History, Politics, SocietySocial Sciences3.9%
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 107 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 16 | 4 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 4 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
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
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted2, with length limits
- book reviewcles should not exceed 3,000 words, and Book Reviews should not exceed 1,000 words. A word count must be provided in all cases. Articles shoulmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- review articleout including footnotes and references. Review Articles should not exceed 3,000 words, and Book Reviews should not exceed 1,000 words. A word coumain text ≤ 3,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Authorship
No fees or APCs for publication or any other author charges. Model summary
Jus & Justicia journal does not charge any fees (or any APCs) for the publication of articles in the journal. Jus & Justicia also do not charge any other fees for authors such as editorial processing or their articles, language editing fees, color charges, submissions fees or any other supplementary charges.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License Model summary
Jus & Justicia publishes original articles by authors which have not previously been published and which are not under consideration for publication in other journals. The submission of a manuscript implies its publication has been approved by all co-authors. Authors who submit articles to our journal read and approve the following copyright agreement while uploading their manuscript to our journa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0; authors retain copyright and moral rights, commercial rights transferred to publisher. Model summary
The manuscripts published in Jus & Justicia are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Double-blind peer review; initial appraisal by Editors, final decision by Editor-in-Chief. Model summary
The initial appraisal of each manuscript is made by the Editors. In case the topic, treatment and geographical focus fit to journal’s aims and objectives, the anonymized manuscript is assigned to peer-reviewers.Once the reviewers have decided, i.e., acceptance, revision, or rejection of your manuscript, the Editor-in-Chief makes the final decision. We apply a double-blind peer review, meaning that…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author Self-Archiving Policy
Repository policy: all versions may be deposited in any non-commercial repository without embargo; CC BY-NC 4.0; copyright owner: authors. Model summary
As Jus & Justicia is an Open Access journal, authors have the right to make their articles publicly available under the terms of the CC BY-NC license. Publishing under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license, authors may share and distribute their articles on any website and repository for non-commercial purposes. Recommending it be deposited in an institutional or another repository of the author’s choice 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
- European University of Tirana
- Country or region
- Albania
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2223-8654
- Electronic ISSN
- 2958-8898
- 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 Jus Justicia
How long does peer review take at Jus Justicia?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Jus Justicia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; 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.
Which databases index Jus Justicia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Jus Justicia is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Jus Justicia open access, and what is the APC?
Jus Justicia 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: .