Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology
ISSN 1802-5943 · eISSN 1802-5951 · Faculty of Law, Masaryk University
Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology: fully open access; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology is published by Faculty of Law, Masaryk University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digitalization, Law, and Regulation, Intellectual Property Rights and Media and Intellectual Property Law, together about 37.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology (ISSN on-line 1802-5951, ISSN printed 1802-5943) is a peer-reviewed academic journal which publishes original articles in the field of information and communication technology law. All submissions should deal with phenomena related to law in modern technologies (e.g. privacy and data protection, intellectual property, biotechnologies, cyber security and cyber warfare, energy law). We prefer submissions dealing with contemporary issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief Jakub HaraštaPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digitalization, Law, and RegulationSocial Sciences23.2%
- Intellectual Property Rights and MediaSocial Sciences7.3%
- Intellectual Property LawSocial Sciences7%
- Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionSocial Sciences5.9%
- European and International Contract LawSocial Sciences5.2%
- Freedom of Expression and DefamationSocial Sciences5.2%
- Cybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesComputer Science3.8%
- Government, Law, and Information ManagementSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q2 | 316/1162 | 72nd |
| Library and Information Sciences | Q2 | 106/296 | 64th |
| Computer Science Applications | Q3 | 611/1022 | 40th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 318 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 122 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 156 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 141 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 174 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 103 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 | 130 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review
- Publication ethics Principles of publication ethics
The aim of the Principles is to prevent potential illegal or unethical procedures in each stage of publication process in the Masaryk Journal of Law and Technology. By sending a manuscript to the publisher an author confirms that her text is an original piece of work which has not been published yet. Any plagiarism, submission of identical or already published manuscripts and fraudulent misreprese…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License Agreement
By submitting Your scientific article (further referred as “Work”) into the Open Journal System of Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology (further referred as “MUJLT”) available at www.mujlt.law.muni.cz (further referred as “System”) You enter into the following License Agreement with Masaryk University (further referred as “MU”): 1. License grant1.1 You hereby grant MU a gratuitous roya…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Reviewers should refuse to review an article if they have already provided the author with comments on it or its earlier version. If a reviewer knows the identity of the author, he or she should inform the Editors. Reviewers should respect the confidentiality of the review process and not discuss the article with anyone other than the Editor.Reviewers are obliged to evaluate the articles objective…
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
- Faculty of Law, Masaryk University
- ISSN
- 1802-5943
- Electronic ISSN
- 1802-5951
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology
Which databases index Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .