Journal profile · LAW
Lex Humana
ISSN 2175-0947 · Universidade Católica de Petrópolis · Brazil
Lex Humana: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 1 articles in 2025; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lex Humana is published by Universidade Católica de Petrópolis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Brazilian Legal Issues, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Legal Rights and Human Rights, together about 43.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The main objective of the journal Lex Humana is to publish high-quality articles resulting from research and investigations in the field of social sciences, with a primary focus on law. Moreover, it also aims at being the journal and an essential resource for the legal profession and for legal scholars, disseminating research in applied social sciences, especially those related to law, and contributing to the advancement of legal scholarship and to the dissemination of knowledge in the social sciences. The journal's scope is clear and focused on the latest developments and trends in legal scholarship and juridical science, ensuring that its articles are of interest to a global audience. The journal welcomes articles from the social sciences that effectively contribute to an interdisciplinary look at the complex reality in which law and the law are embedded. The journal is committed to international outreach and impact and is indexed in several international databases. At the end of this section, the reader will find the area of social sciences with its subareas according to CNPq/Brazil pertinent to the objectives and focus of Lex Humana.Because legal science depends on several other sciences for the advancement of legal knowledge (such as philosophy, sociology, psychology, economics, etc.), Lex Humana also welcomes as its goal the publication of articles that are from the human and social sciences committed to studies that effectively contribute to an interdisciplinary look at the complex reality in which the law and right are inserted. Articles are not limited to any particular research method, methodology, or theoretical framework, but should be based on rigorous analyses that present new and qualified knowledge. Manuscripts should carefully describe the methods used, and justify their appropriateness to the research questions that are posed in the article. As of 2017, the journal only publishes articles that are written by at least one author with a Ph.D. Ph.D. students can submit their articles by signing with their advisors. Any exception to the rule is submitted to the Lex Humana Editorial Board to be evaluated based on the authors' justifications. These articles are subjected to a double-blind peer review process by experts in the field, ensuring the quality and reliability of the research presented in the journal. The journal has also been committed to promoting international reach and impact since its inception. Lex Humana is indexed in several in
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named Portugal 7, Argentina 3, Ukraine 2, Mainland China 1, United States 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences21.5%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences13.2%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences8.7%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences6.4%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences5%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.1%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences3.7%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities3.2%
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
Early warning / risk: Removed from ESCI for editorial reasons on 20 March 2024. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 73LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 134 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- Not considered
- Copyright infringement
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright
- Authorship
No submission or evaluation fees are charged. Model summary
The process of submission and evaluation of articles is free of charge, according to the institutional policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
By submitting your contribution to Lex Humana, the author agrees fully represent and warrant that: 1. The content submitted to Lex Humana has not been previously published or is being considered by another publisher or media outlet; 2. The submitted content is not pending review, except for the possibly required during the editorial process of the Lex Humana; 3. The opinions expressed in his work …
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
- Universidade Católica de Petrópolis
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2175-0947
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Lex Humana
How long does peer review take at Lex Humana?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Lex Humana based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (7), Argentina (3) and Ukraine (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Lex Humana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lex Humana is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Lex Humana open access, and what is the APC?
Lex Humana 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: .