Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Lex Portus
ISSN 2524-101X · eISSN 2617-541X · National University Odessa Law Academy · Ukraine
Lex Portus: impact factor 10 (journal website); JCR Q2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 58 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 24% (journal website); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Lex Portus is published by National University Odessa Law Academy. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Economic Issues in Ukraine, Arctic and Russian Policy Studies and Education and Social Development in Ukraine, together about 28.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Lex Portus is a Diamond Open Access law scientific journal which publishes original research articles and reviews in the areas of Maritime and Transport Law, International Trade, Customs and Tax Law, Border Management, Globalization and Europeanization of Administrative Law.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic Issues in UkraineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
- Arctic and Russian Policy StudiesSocial Sciences9.4%
- Education and Social Development in UkraineSocial Sciences8%
- Legal Studies and ReformsSocial Sciences7.8%
- Land Use and ManagementSocial Sciences6.4%
- International Maritime Law IssuesEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Economic and Business Development StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.7%
- Ukrainian Legal and Forensic StudiesSocial Sciences5.5%
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.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Crossref
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 10Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 25Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.28Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.65Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 30%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 274 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 114 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 81 |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | 99 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 58 daysPublisher website ·
- 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-SA | |
| 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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≥ 6
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Open access Open Access Policy
Open Access under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Model summary
Lex Portus journal supports the Budapest Open Access Initiative. Abstracts and full texts of all papers published by Lex Portus are freely accessible to everyone immediately after publication. Under its Diamond OA policy, the journal does not charge publication fees.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review The Double-Blinded Peer Review and Editing Procedures
Pre-Review and Double Blinded Peer Review Model summary
The papers submitted to the "LEX PORTUS" journal are subject to a Pre-Review and Double Blinded Peer Review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Check
The Editors perform a plagiarism check of all papers submitted. Typically the Editors use Similarity or iThenticate! online resources to screen papers for plagiarism. However, the Editors reserve the right to use any other relevant resources or software.
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
- National University Odessa Law Academy
- Country or region
- Ukraine
- Language
- English, Ukrainian, Russian
- ISSN
- 2524-101X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2617-541X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Lex Portus
What is the impact factor of Lex Portus?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 10 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 10.
How long does peer review take at Lex Portus?
The publisher reports about 58 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of about 6 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24%. 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 JCR quartile is Lex Portus in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones.
What are the manuscript requirements of Lex Portus?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≥ 6; 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 Lex Portus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Lex Portus is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Lex Portus open access, and what is the APC?
Lex Portus 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .