Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Prudentia Iuris
ISSN 0326-2774 · eISSN 2524-9525 · Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina · Argentina
Prudentia Iuris: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Prudentia Iuris is published by Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Legal Rights and Human Rights and Legal principles and applications, together about 28% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Prudentia Iuris is a biannual Journal of the School of Law of the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina “Santa María de los Buenos Aires”, which is aimed at developing a framework of legal thinking consistent with the basic principles of justice and natural order, illuminated by faith (Prudentia Iuris, no. 1, August 1980, p. 3).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences18%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences5%
- Legal and Social PhilosophySocial Sciences4.9%
- Family and Matrimonial LawSocial Sciences4.6%
- Medieval Philosophy and TheologyArts and Humanities4.4%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine4.4%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine4.2%
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 | Q4 | 1111/1162 | 4th |
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
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
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 729 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 8 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 22 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 19 |
| 2022 | 39 | 39 | 8 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 16 |
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 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 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 |
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
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
Article types accepted2
- notes and commentsPart III. Notes and Comments 2. Notes and Comments: 2.1 Brief papers on legal topics, jurisprudence or legislation will be published in this section.Length not stated
- research articlesPart II Research articles 1. Research Articles: 1.1 Works that meet the following requirements will be published in this sectionLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Publication ethics, Plagiarism
- AI use
AI use must be disclosed in Materials and Methods; authors fully responsible Model summary
Los autores que utilicen herramientas de IA en la redacción de un manuscrito, la producción de imágenes o elementos gráficos del artículo, o en la recogida y análisis de datos, deben ser transparentes al revelar en los Materiales y Métodos (o sección similar) del artículo cómo se ha utilizado la herramienta de IA y qué herramienta se ha utilizado.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE code of ethics compliance required Model summary
Se han cumplido las normas del Código de ética del Comité de Ética en las Publicaciones (Committee on Publication Ethics - Code of Conduct and Best Practices Guidelines for Journals Editors, COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Original, unpublished, not under consideration elsewhere Model summary
La petición es original, no ha sido publicada previamente, ni se ha presentado a otra revista (o se ha proporcionado una explicación en Comentarios al editor).
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
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0326-2774
- Electronic ISSN
- 2524-9525
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Prudentia Iuris
How long does peer review take at Prudentia Iuris?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 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 Prudentia Iuris?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: ≥ 3. 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.
Which databases index Prudentia Iuris?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Prudentia Iuris is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Prudentia Iuris open access, and what is the APC?
Prudentia Iuris 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: .