Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Nuevo Derecho
ISSN 2011-4540 · eISSN 2500-672X · Institución Universitaria de Envigado · Colombia
Nuevo Derecho: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 30 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nuevo Derecho is published by Institución Universitaria de Envigado. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia and Brazilian Legal Issues, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La revista Nuevo Derecho tiene como objetivo generar un espacio para la publicación de artículos resultados de investigación, artículos de reflexión, artículos de revisión y reseñas que aporten significativamente a las discusiones académicas propias del derecho y a aquellos debates que trazan un análisis entre el derecho y la sociología, la filosofía, la ciencia política, los estudios culturales, los estudios de género, y con las ciencias sociales en general.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 14 (14 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences22.7%
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences9.3%
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences6.1%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.4%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.1%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q3 | 675/1162 | 41st |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 461/744 | 38th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
LatinREV, JournalTocsPublisher 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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 328 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 27 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 32 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 37 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 | 29 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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 30 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 30 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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–250 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
- Reference style
- APA
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted2
- artículo de reflexiónArtículo de Reflexión: Documento que presenta resultados de investigación desde una perspectiva analítica, interpretativa o crítica del autor, sobre un tema esp…Length not stated
- artículos de investigación científicaArtículos de Investigación Científica: Documento que presente, de manera detallada, los resultados originales de proyectos de investigación.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Model summary
Nuevo Derecho tiene una política de acceso abierto bajo la licencia Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional (CC BY-NC-SA).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review Model summary
Se conoce que la revista cumple con evaluación de doble par ciego y se somete a este proceso de evaluación.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism check with iThenticate Model summary
así mismo, los artículos serán sometidos a una revisión de autenticidad por medio a través del uso de la plataforma iThenticate.
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
- Institución Universitaria de Envigado
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2011-4540
- Electronic ISSN
- 2500-672X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nuevo Derecho
How long does peer review take at Nuevo Derecho?
Authors report an average review time of about 30 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Nuevo Derecho?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–250 words; Keywords: 4–6; Reference style: APA; Cover letter: Required. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Nuevo Derecho based?
Of the 14 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (14). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nuevo Derecho?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nuevo Derecho is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Nuevo Derecho open access, and what is the APC?
Nuevo Derecho 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: .