Journal profile
Law Ethics and Philosophy
ISSN 2341-1465 · Universitat Pompeu Fabra · Spain
Law Ethics and Philosophy: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Law Ethics and Philosophy is published by Universitat Pompeu Fabra. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Political Philosophy and Ethics, Philosophical Ethics and Theory and Legal Rights and Human Rights, together about 58.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Law, Ethics and Philosophy (LEAP) is a peer-reviewed, open access international journal dedicated to work in ethics, legal theory, and social and political philosophy. It welcomes clear, rigorous and original submissions that address concrete issues of public concern as well as more abstract theoretical questions. It also has the distinctive aims of (a) fostering work drawing on a variety of disciplines within the social and natural sciences, including biology, economics, history, and psychology; and (b) promoting dialogue between the Anglophone and non-Anglophone worlds.We invite submissions of articles up to 10,000 words, discussion notes up to 6,000 words, and replies and exchanges not exceeding 3,000 words. All published submissions will have undergone blind review by at least two external reviewers, and the journal will notify authors of submitted pieces about the progress of their submission within six weeks. Although LEAP accepts exclusively submissions in English, the journal strongly encourages submissions from authors who also write in languages other than English, and will always strive to ensure that their work is assessed on the basis of its content and not primarily its mode of expression. Where necessary, the editorial process provides authors with guidance regarding matters of English style. The journal is published by Pompeu Fabra University and hosted by RACO, the Catalan repository of open access journals (http://raco.cat/index.php/leap). Enquiries regarding the journal may be directed to: [email protected].LEAP is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the BOAI definition of open access
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences27.2%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities23.1%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences8.2%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine4.5%
- Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationSocial Sciences4.1%
- Philosophy, Sociology, Political TheorySocial Sciences3.4%
- Political Theory and DemocracySocial Sciences3%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences3%
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 98 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | 48 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 35 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–300 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Harvard
Article types accepted2
- articleArticlesLength not stated
- symposiumSYMPOSIUMLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Preprints
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement
Law, Ethics and Philosophy (LEAP) is a peer-reviewed, open access international journal published by Pompeu Fabra University and dedicated to work in ethics, legal theory, and social and political philosophy. It follows the COPE Core Practices. The publication ethics of LEAP is included below, but interested parties should always refer to the COPE Core Practices linked above for further details.Co…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Originality requirement: submissions must not be previously published or under consideration elsewhere, unless explained to the editor. Model summary
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
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
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2341-1465
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Law Ethics and Philosophy
How long does peer review take at Law Ethics and Philosophy?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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 Law Ethics and Philosophy?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–300 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Harvard. 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 Law Ethics and Philosophy?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Law Ethics and Philosophy is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Law Ethics and Philosophy open access, and what is the APC?
Law Ethics and Philosophy 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: .