Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Revista de Derecho Ambiental(Chile)
ISSN 0718-0101 · eISSN 0719-4633 · Universidad de Chile. Centro de Derecho Ambiental · Chile
Revista de Derecho Ambiental(Chile): diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Derecho Ambiental(Chile) is published by Universidad de Chile. Centro de Derecho Ambiental. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Environmental law and policy, International Environmental Law and Policies and Administrative Law and Governance, together about 58.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista de Derecho Ambiental es una publicación en español, semestral, editada y publicada por el Centro de Derecho Ambiental de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chile, editada en Santiago de Chile, dirigida a académicos, profesionales, e interesados en general en el estudio de las normas jurídicas que tratan el ambiente. Su misión es contribuir al desarrollo, debate y difusión del Derecho Ambiental, mediante la publicación periódica de artículos científicos, en idioma español e inglés, enfocados a su estudio teórico y aplicado, así como también artículos de ciencias conexas que ayuden a explicar problemas y tópicos propios del Derecho Ambiental.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 11, Colombia 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Environmental law and policySocial Sciences34.2%
- International Environmental Law and PoliciesEnvironmental Science12.3%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences11.7%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences8.8%
- Environmental and Social Impact AssessmentsEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Water Resources and GovernanceSocial Sciences2.6%
- Regulation and Compliance StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting2.1%
- Water Resource Management and QualityEnvironmental Science2%
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 | Q3 | 583/1162 | 49th |
| Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment | Q4 | 271/345 | 21st |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q4 | 348/432 | 19th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: Catálogo Latindex, REDIB
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 271 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 45 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 64 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 41 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 51 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 31 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 34 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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 | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 200–300 words
- Keywords
- 4–5
- Reference style
- Chicago
Article types accepted4
- artículosRespecto a los Artículos que traten de investigación científica en curso o terminada, originales y relativa a materias del Derecho Ambiental, el autor titulará …Length not stated
- comentarios de jurisprudenciaComentarios de Jurisprudencia La unidad ecosistémica del área declarada del humedal urbano: Anotaciones de las sentencias 56/2022 del Tercer Tribunal Ambient...Length not stated
- doctrinaDoctrina Marco normativo de obligaciones estatales para la rehabilitación hídrico-ambiental en México: Sistematización desde el enfoque ...Length not stated
- recensionesLas recensiones sometidas al Director deben ser originales y solo pueden referirse a textos cuya fecha de publicación no exceda cinco años de la de su envío.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Plagiarism
- License & copyright
Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional. Model summary
El autor se compromete a permitir a esta Revista publicar su trabajo seleccionado bajo los términos de la licencia Creative Commons: atribución - compartir igual 4.0 internacional.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Originalidad: no publicado previamente ni en evaluación en otra revista. Model summary
El artículo no debe haber sido publicado previamente ni encontrarse actualmente sometido a otro proceso de arbitraje en otra Revista, de lo contrario el artículo será rechazado.
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 de Chile. Centro de Derecho Ambiental
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0718-0101
- Electronic ISSN
- 0719-4633
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista de Derecho Ambiental(Chile)
How long does peer review take at Revista de Derecho Ambiental(Chile)?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Revista de Derecho Ambiental(Chile)?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 200–300 words; Keywords: 4–5; Reference style: Chicago. 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 Revista de Derecho Ambiental(Chile) based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (11) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista de Derecho Ambiental(Chile)?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Derecho Ambiental(Chile) is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista de Derecho Ambiental(Chile) open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Derecho Ambiental(Chile) 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: .