Journal profile · LAW
Novum Jus
ISSN 1692-6013 · eISSN 2500-8692 · Universidad Católica de Colombia · Colombia
Novum Jus: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 70% (journal website); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Novum Jus is published by Universidad Católica de Colombia and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Criminal Justice and Penology and Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia, together about 42.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Novum Jus es una revista semestral editada por la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Católica de Colombia que presenta a la comunidad científica, académica y a la sociedad en general, resultados de investigación y estudios en sociología jurídica y política, con carácter original. Está dirigida a los profesionales del Derecho, la Ciencia Política, la Sociología y disciplinas afines, estudiantes e instituciones de orden nacional e internacional. Se publica en enero y julio de cada año.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 9, Argentina 2, Australia 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences16.9%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences15.4%
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences10.3%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences7.9%
- Social Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences7.9%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences7%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences3.9%
- Human Rights and ImmigrationSocial Sciences2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Publindex, GSPublisher 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
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.15LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.7OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 35.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 86.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 46LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 405 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 25 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 64 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 152 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 238 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 152 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 70%Publisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted2
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- reseñas bibliográficasReseñas bibliográficasLength not stated
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
- Universidad Católica de Colombia
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1692-6013
- Electronic ISSN
- 2500-8692
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Novum Jus
What CAS zone is Novum Jus in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Novum Jus is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Novum Jus?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 70%. 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 Novum Jus based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (9), Argentina (2) and Australia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Novum Jus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Novum Jus is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Novum Jus open access, and what is the APC?
Novum Jus 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .