Journal profile
Merkourios
ISSN 0927-460X · eISSN 2214-7691 · Ubiquity Press · United Kingdom
Merkourios: impact factor 0.2 (journal website); fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 11 weeks (community reports); 5 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Merkourios is published by Ubiquity Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Law and Human Rights, European and International Law Studies and European Criminal Justice and Data Protection, together about 39.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Utrecht Journal of International and European Law is a diamond open access, double-blind peer-reviewed, student-led law journal affiliated with Utrecht University. Founded in 1981, the Journal aims to contribute to legal scholarship on international and European law by promoting these fields' progressive development and providing an international forum for interaction between academia, practitioners and students.On a yearly basis, the Utrecht Journal of International and European Law publishes one or two general issues. The Journal is occasionally publishing additional special issues devoted to a specific theme chosen by the Board of Editors. The Journal of fully managed and edited by students. Following a review by the Board of Editors, an article if referred to a double-blind peer-review by experts in the relevant field.The Journal was founded in 1981 as Merkourios within Urios, the study association for international and European law of Utrecht University. Since then, the Journal has expanded its readership significantly . In 2013, the Journal’s name was changed to its current form. Today, the Utrecht Journal of International and European Law is distributed all over the world via www.utrechtjournal.org and through online databases such as HeinOnline and the Directory of Open Access Journals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Arthur EveleensPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Netherlands 57, Australia 7, United Kingdom 5, United States 4, Macau, China 1 (80 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences18.5%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences12.1%
- European Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences9.1%
- International Arbitration and Investment LawBusiness, Management and Accounting6.4%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences5.7%
- International Law and AviationSocial Sciences5.4%
- Corporate Law and Human RightsBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
- Human Rights and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.4%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ESCIWeb of ScienceScopusPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, 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)
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.75OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 168 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 43 |
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 11 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 11 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | GBP 483 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | GBP 350 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 450 | Yes | — |
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)
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- book reviewIt is possible to submit a short book review to Utrecht Journal of International and European Law. Book reviews should be approximately 2 to 4 pages in length a…Length not stated
- case notesIt is possible to submit short case notes to Utrecht Journal of International and European Law. These case notes should be approximately 3-5 pages in length and…Length not stated
- conference reportre of arguments used at the conference. Conference reports may be up to 8,000 words long (including references). Copyright Notice Authors who pmain text ≤ 8,000 words
- interviewEach year, the editorial board of Utrecht Journal of International and European Law, publishes multiple interviews with people who have extensively contributed …Length not stated
- research articlesResearch articles, published in Utrecht Journal of International and European Law, are a minimum of 7,000 and a maximum of 10,000 words (including any footnotes…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-4.0 International (CC BY-4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors are able to enter …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. In line with the diamond open-access model, the Journal does not impose any article processing fees. Authors of articles published in Utrecht Journal of International and European Law remain the copyright holders and grant …
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
- Ubiquity Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0927-460X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2214-7691
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Merkourios
What is the impact factor of Merkourios?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 21.
How long does peer review take at Merkourios?
Authors report an average review time of about 11 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 Merkourios based?
Of the 80 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Netherlands (57), Australia (7) and United Kingdom (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Merkourios?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Merkourios is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ESCI, Web of Science and Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Merkourios open access, and what is the APC?
Merkourios is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .