Journal profile
Revista de Estudios de la Justicia
ISSN 0718-0853 · eISSN 0718-4735 · Universidad de Chile · Chile
Revista de Estudios de la Justicia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de Estudios de la Justicia is published by Universidad de Chile. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Law and Policy, Criminal Justice and Penology and Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, together about 50% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista de Estudios de la Justicia es una revista de publicación continua cuyo propósito es contribuir a enriquecer el debate jurídico en el plano teórico y empírico, poniendo a disposición de la comunidad científica el trabajo desarrollado tanto por los académicos y académicas de nuestra Facultad, como investigadores de otras casas de estudio nacionales y extranjeras.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Chile 6 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences27.5%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences11.8%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences10.6%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences9.5%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences4.1%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences4%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences3.4%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: Latindex-Catálogo, DIALNET
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 445 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 22 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 28 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 30 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 38 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 55 |
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 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-SA | |
| 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 accepted3
- artículos de investigación jurídica o transdisciplinariaLa Revista de Estudios de la Justicia publica artículos de investigación jurídica o transdisciplinaria inéditos y originalesLength not stated
- comentarios de resoluciones judicialescomentarios de resoluciones judiciales que analicen cómo la administración justicia, en un sentido amplio, está aplicando el derechoLength not stated
- traduccionestraducciones de textos ya publicados en otros idiomas, cuya publicación en español resulte relevante para el medio jurídico hispanohablanteLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Peer review
- Authorship
Extensión máxima de 12.000 palabras. Model summary
La extensión de cualquier texto presentado para ser publicado por la REJ no puede exceder las 12.000 palabras, incluyendo resumen, palabras clave, notas a pie de página y referencias bibliográficas.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Uso de IA regulado por el Código de Ética. Model summary
En particular, el uso de herramientas de inteligencia artificial en la elaboración de manuscritos deberá ajustarse a lo dispuesto en el Código de Ética de la Revista.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Revisión por pares externos anónima para artículos y comentarios; traducciones seleccionadas por el Equipo Editorial. Model summary
Tanto los artículos originales como los comentarios de resoluciones son revisados por expertos (pares) externos, cuyas evaluaciones se realizan de forma anónima y versan sobre la calidad y validez de los argumentos expresados, mientras que las traducciones son seleccionadas y revisadas por el Equipo Editorial.
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
- Country or region
- Chile
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0718-0853
- Electronic ISSN
- 0718-4735
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista de Estudios de la Justicia
How long does peer review take at Revista de Estudios de la Justicia?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista de Estudios de la Justicia based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Chile (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista de Estudios de la Justicia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de Estudios de la Justicia is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista de Estudios de la Justicia open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de Estudios de la Justicia 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: .