Journal profile · LAW
Public and Private International Law Bulletin
ISSN 2651-5377 · eISSN 2667-4114 · Istanbul University Press · Türkiye
Public and Private International Law Bulletin: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Public and Private International Law Bulletin is published by Istanbul University Press 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 Legal Issues in Turkey, Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction and International Arbitration and Investment Law, together about 39.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal Issues in TurkeySocial Sciences20.6%
- Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionSocial Sciences10.7%
- International Arbitration and Investment LawBusiness, Management and Accounting8%
- Public Administration and GovernanceSocial Sciences7.3%
- Diverse Legal and Medical StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Law, logistics, and international tradeBusiness, Management and Accounting5.5%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Dispute Resolution and Class ActionsBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
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 3 |
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 363 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 49 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 64 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 | 54 |
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Istanbul University Press
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- Turkish, English
- ISSN
- 2651-5377
- Electronic ISSN
- 2667-4114
- 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 Public and Private International Law Bulletin
What CAS zone is Public and Private International Law Bulletin in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Public and Private International Law Bulletin 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 Public and Private International Law Bulletin?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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 Public and Private International Law Bulletin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Public and Private International Law Bulletin is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Public and Private International Law Bulletin open access, and what is the APC?
Public and Private International Law Bulletin 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; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .