Journal profile · LAW
Precedente
ISSN 1657-6535 · Universidad ICESI · Colombia
Precedente: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 21 weeks (community reports); 4 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Precedente is published by Universidad ICESI 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, Legal processes and jurisprudence and Comparative International Legal Studies, together about 50.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Precedente is the legal journal of the School of Human Sciences at Icesi University in Cali, Colombia, issued twice a year. This journal gathers unpublished works of local and foreign scholars who focus on legal history, comparative law, legal theory, and legal dogmatics in civil, commercial, labor, constitutional, administrative, criminal law, among others. Due to the reflective, critical, and constructive nature of the articles, recensions and reviews that published the Journal, Precedente’s primary objective is to divulge and disseminate its authors’ research, to the point of making them a fundamental source for future scholarship, as well as the basis of rational deliberation. Precedente is a free and open access scholarly journal published to the legal global community. Using a peer-reviewed editorial process that ensures anonymity throughout the entire publication process, Precedente guarantees not only a high-quality selection process, but also useful articles that respond to the needs and expectations of the legal community. Precedente is issued at the end of January and July every year.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences24.4%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences14.5%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences11.5%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences10%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.6%
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences3.4%
- Human Rights and ImmigrationSocial Sciences3.2%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences3%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 80%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 258 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 33 |
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 21 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 21 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 | — |
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access policy
This journal provides immediate free access to its content under the principle of making research freely available to the public, which fosters a greater global knowledge exchange. The journal is distributed under the Creative Commons license Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The Precedente Editorial Committee has established a double-blind review process for the articles it receives for consideration. Upon receiving an article, the Editorial Committee evaluates its academic relevance and compliance with the editorial standards established by the journal. Then, he proceeds to contact two academic peers who are experts on the subject to assess its originality, topicalit…
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
- Universidad ICESI
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISSN
- 1657-6535
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Precedente
What CAS zone is Precedente in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Precedente is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Precedente?
Authors report an average review time of about 21 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.
Which databases index Precedente?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Precedente is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Precedente open access, and what is the APC?
Precedente 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: .