Journal profile
Legebiltzarreko Aldizkaria
ISSN 2660-650X · Parlamento Vasco · Spain
Legebiltzarreko Aldizkaria: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Legebiltzarreko Aldizkaria is published by Parlamento Vasco. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Law and Political Science, Administrative Law and Governance and Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, together about 36.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Legebiltzarreko Aldizkaria – LEGAL – Revista del Parlamento Vasco is a specialist journal in those areas of the Law that are of interest for legislative chambers. It is fundamentally focused on parliamentary law, but it also covers the constitutional and administrative fields, and public law in general, along with any other subject matter that in some way is of relevance to parliamentary life. It is an annual electronic publication that is open access, multilingual and free, and whose authors include the best specialists; it strives for constant evolution in order to always provide first-rate content and to adapt to the needs of our potential readers. Its readership is mainly law professionals, and the journal seeks to foster and disseminate research activity in all those legal areas that are particularly related to the parliamentary activity. LEGAL thus aspires to become a point of references for scholars and authors of that subject matter. Therefore, apart from previously unpublished studies on the themes covered, readers will find parliamentary documents that are relevant from the sociological, political or doctrinal perspective, by means of which we seek to bring the intellectual commons of our chambers to society. The LEGAL journal does not necessarily identify with the content and opinions expressed by the authors in the articles published in its different sections.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Law and Political ScienceSocial Sciences13%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences12.1%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences11.6%
- Spanish History and PoliticsArts and Humanities7.7%
- Political Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.8%
- Public Administration and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.8%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Basque language and culture studiesSocial Sciences5.8%
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
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 83 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- 5–8
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 12,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted6, with length limits
- book reviewThis section can include reviews and appraisals of the relevant literature in the thematic areas related to the Parliament that have been published in the 18 mo…main text ≤ 1,800 words
- book reviewsBook reviews: this section can include reviews and appraisals of the relevant literature in the thematic areas related to the Parliament that have been publishe…Length not stated
- commentaryy its author. The maximum length of the commentary must be between 1,800 and 2,000 words (approximately 5 pages). Parlamentary papers: they will setmain text ≤ 2,000 words
- discussion topicsDiscussion Topics: this section is for articles that address questions that can be analysed from different prisms and can thus contribute to enriching the debat…Length not stated
- legal reportsLegal reports: legal reports of relevance in the different legislative chambers will be selected for this section. The text of the report will be submitted toge…Length not stated
- parlamentary papersParlamentary papers: they will set out and disseminate the contributions of experts that have appeared in the Basque Parliament. The original document will be a…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship
No submission fees and no payment for publication. Model summary
LEGAL does not charge fees for the submission of articles or pay for the publication of the authors' articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright policy: authors are responsible for copyright status and liable for infringement. Model summary
This journal provides free access to its content from the time of its publication. If the manuscript is approved for publication, the authors, as holders of the copyright, will authorise the Journal of the Basque Parliament – LEGAL to reproduce, publish, distribute, exhibit and communicate the manuscript in the country and abroad by electronic means. All the articles of this journal are published …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access OPEN ACCESS POLICY
Open access licensing under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Model summary
The LEGAL journal is an Open Access publication that provides immediate, free and open access to its content. Articles are available free of charge from the time of their publication. The journal is completely free of charge for all parties: authors, reviewers and readers. It does not charge fees for the submission of articles or pay for the publication of the authors' articles, and no prior regis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Desk rejection policy for formal, editorial or quality reasons. Model summary
The editorial team and board of the Journal reserves the right to reject any original text that they consider should not be forward for the peer review process for formal, editorial or quality reasons.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism ANTI-PLAGIARISM POLICY
Originality policy: submissions must not have been previously published or be under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Legebiltzarreko Aldizkaria – LEGAL – Journal of the Basque Parliament hereby declares its commitment to the respect and integrity of the published articles. Therefore, plagiarism is strictly forbidden and any text identified as plagiarism or whose content is fraudulent will be eliminated from the assessment process. In order to ensure originality standards, all the articles sent to the LEGAL journ…
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
- Parlamento Vasco
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish, English, French, Basque
- ISSN
- 2660-650X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- 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 Legebiltzarreko Aldizkaria
How long does peer review take at Legebiltzarreko Aldizkaria?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Legebiltzarreko Aldizkaria?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: 5–8; Manuscript length: ≤ 12,000 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 Legebiltzarreko Aldizkaria?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Legebiltzarreko Aldizkaria is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Legebiltzarreko Aldizkaria open access, and what is the APC?
Legebiltzarreko Aldizkaria 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .