Journal profile
Problemi Zakonnosti
ISSN 2224-9281 · eISSN 2414-990X · Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University · Ukraine
Problemi Zakonnosti: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 4 weeks (community reports); 59 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Problemi Zakonnosti is published by Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies, Legal Studies and Reforms and Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 Challenges, together about 45.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal's registration Entered into the Register of Media Entities – Media ID R30-02144 (Decision of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting No. 1611, protocol No. 29 dated 04.12.2023) Journal is registered in the International Centre of Periodicals (International Standard Serial Number) – ISSN 2224-9281 (Рrint), ISSN 2414-990Х (Оnline). By the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine No. 612 dated May 07, 2019, the journal "Problems of legality" was included in category "B" of the List of scientific professional publications of Ukraine, in which the results of dissertation works for obtaining scientific degrees of Doctor and Candidate (Ph.D.) in Law in specialties 081 "Law" and 293 "International Law" can be published. Journal provided DOI (doi: 10.21564 – Digital Object Identifier to articles from 2013.) Attribution: СС ВY 4.0. Open Access Statement. All issues in PDF №1, №2, №3, №4, №5, №6, №7, №8, №9, №10, №11, №12, №13, №14, №15, №16, №17, №18, №19, №20, №21, №22, №23, №24, №25, №26, №27, №28, №29, №30, №31, №32, №33, №34, №35, №36, №37, №38, №39, №40, №41, №42, №43, №44, №45, №46, №47, №48, №49, №50, №51, №52, №53, №54, №55, №56, №57, №58, №59, №60, №61, №62, №63, №64, №65, №66, №67, №68, №69, №70, №71, №72, №73, №74, №75, №76, №77, №78, №79, №80, №81, №82, №83, №84, №85, №86, №87, №88, №89, №90, №91, №92, №93, №94, №95, №96, №97, №98, №99, №100, №101, №102, №103, №104, №105, №106, №107, №108, №109, №110, №111, №112, №113, №114, №115, №116, №117, №118, №119, №120, №121, №122, №123, №124, №125, №126, №127, №128, №129, №130, №131, №132, №133, №134, №135, №136, Journal History The journal of scientific works was founded in 1976 and until 1992 published under the title «Problems of socialist legality» (first printed materials in it, mostly in Russian, he soon became bilingual). In 1993 the journal was renamed the «Problems of legality». It appears 4 times a year.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Anatolii GetmanPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Ukraine 14, Italy 1, Poland 1, Romania 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ukrainian Legal and Forensic StudiesSocial Sciences18.9%
- Legal Studies and ReformsSocial Sciences17.4%
- Legal, Health, Environmental and COVID-19 ChallengesMedicine9.3%
- Economic Issues in UkraineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences6.3%
- Legal and Policy IssuesSocial Sciences5.6%
- Land Use and ManagementSocial Sciences5.2%
- War, Law, and JusticeSocial Sciences3.6%
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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Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceScopusERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Index Copernicus International
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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,010 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34 | 34 | 3 |
| 2025 | 59 | 59 | 3 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 51 |
| 2023 | 67 | 67 | 95 |
| 2022 | 36 | 36 | 68 |
| 2021 | 70 | 70 | 90 |
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 4 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 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 | UAH 1,440 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | UAH 1,440 | — | — | |
| LetPub | UAH 1,440 | 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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted1
- articlesArticles Legal Science in the Context of the European Research AreaLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
Procedure for Handling Complaints on Academic Integrity and Publication Ethics Violations Model summary
Procedure for Handling Complaints on Academic Integrity and Publication Ethics Violations
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Anti-plagiarism and Duplicate Publication Policy Model summary
Anti-plagiarism and Duplicate Publication Policy
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
- Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
- Country or region
- Ukraine
- Language
- English, Ukrainian, Russian
- ISSN
- 2224-9281
- Electronic ISSN
- 2414-990X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- 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 Problemi Zakonnosti
How long does peer review take at Problemi Zakonnosti?
Authors report an average review time of about 4 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 Problemi Zakonnosti?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 3–6; Reference style: APA. 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 Problemi Zakonnosti based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Ukraine (14), Italy (1) and Poland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Problemi Zakonnosti?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Problemi Zakonnosti is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, Scopus and ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Problemi Zakonnosti open access, and what is the APC?
Problemi Zakonnosti is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .