Journal profile · LAW
Ratio Juris
ISSN 1794-6638 · eISSN 2619-4066 · Universidad Autonoma Latinoamericana · Colombia
Ratio Juris: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ratio Juris is published by Universidad Autonoma Latinoamericana 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, Criminal Justice and Penology and Legal processes and jurisprudence, together about 39% 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 Ratio Juris, es una publicación semestral de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana UNAULA en Medellín, Colombia... se erige como un espacio de debate, interlocución y difusión de la producción científica en los campos jurídicos y sociojurídicos.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 12, Argentina 1 (13 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences16.9%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences12.5%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences9.6%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences8.3%
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences6.4%
- Social Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.9%
- History and Politics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences5.3%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.2%
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 67.82%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 468 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 6 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 16 |
| 2022 | 33 | 33 | 46 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 58 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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-ND | |
| 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)
Article types accepted7
- artículo cortoArtículo corto. Documento breve que presenta resultados originales preliminares o parciales de una investigación científica o tecnológica, que por lo general re…Length not stated
- artículo de investigación científica y tecnológicaArtículo de investigación científica y tecnológica. Documento que presenta, de manera detallada, los resultados originales de proyectos terminados de investigac…Length not stated
- artículo de reflexiónArtículo de reflexión. Documento que presenta resultados de investigación terminada desde una perspectiva analítica, interpretativa o crítica del autor, sobre u…Length not stated
- artículo de revisiónArtículo de revisión. Documento resultado de una investigación terminada donde se analizan, sistematizan e integran los resultados de investigaciones publicadas…Length not stated
- reseña bibliográficaReseña bibliográfica.Length not stated
- reseñas bibliográficasTraducciones Reflexión sobre trabajos de investigación realizados por los autores, y Reseñas bibliográficas.Length not stated
- traduccionesTraducciones Reflexión sobre trabajos de investigación realizados por los autores, y Reseñas bibliográficas.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Determinación de la autoría según la taxonomía de Credit.
Los autores retienen los derechos morales de autor o de paternidad, sin restricciones. Model summary
Categoría Taxonómica Descripción del Rol Concepción del estudio Desarrollo de las ideas principales; formulación de la problemática jurídica; planteamiento de hipótesis o tesis a debatir en el artículo. Metodología Diseño del enfoque metodológico jurídico (dogmático, hermenéutico, comparado, socio-jurídico, etc.); elaboración del marco de análisis. Cómputo Desarrollo de software jurídico, sistemas…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
La revista tiene un Código de buenas prácticas de publicación. Model summary
Código de buenas prácticas de publicación
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Los autores ceden los derechos patrimoniales a la institución y autorizan la divulgación del artículo en medio físico, virtual, y en las bases de datos e índices bibliográficos en los cuales se encuentra indexada la revista, para promover su acceso abierto a la comunidad. Model summary
Además, ceder los derechos patrimoniales a la institución y autorizar la divulgación del artículo en medio físico, virtual, y en las bases de datos e índices bibliográficos en los cuales se encuentra indexada la revista, para promover su acceso abierto a la comunidad.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
La revista ha firmado el Manifiesto sobre la Ciencia como Bien Público Global: Acceso Abierto No Comercial. Model summary
Manifiesto sobre la Ciencia como Bien Público Global: Acceso Abierto No Comercial
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Evaluación por pares doble ciego con árbitros externos, nacionales e internacionales Model summary
Los pares evaluadores son de carácter externo a la institución y son tanto de carácter nacional e internacional
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Uso de Turnitin para revisión antiplagio antes de la evaluación por pares Model summary
Se utiliza actualmente el sistema Turnitin o cualquier otro que la revista considere pertinente para revisar la originalidad de los trabajos y evitar plagio antes de la evaluación por pares.
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 Autonoma Latinoamericana
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1794-6638
- Electronic ISSN
- 2619-4066
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ratio Juris
What CAS zone is Ratio Juris in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ratio Juris 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 Ratio Juris?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Ratio Juris based?
Of the 13 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (12) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ratio Juris?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ratio Juris is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Ratio Juris open access, and what is the APC?
Ratio Juris 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: .