Journal profile · LAW
Revista de la Facultad de Derecho
ISSN 0797-8316 · eISSN 2301-0665 · Facultad de Derecho · Uruguay
Revista de la Facultad de Derecho: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista de la Facultad de Derecho is published by Facultad de Derecho 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, Legal processes and jurisprudence and Comparative International Legal Studies, together about 41.5% 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 de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de la República, es una publicación de carácter académico, arbitrada que tiene por objeto contribuir al desarrollo de la ciencia jurídica y las ciencias sociales, promoviendo el análisis crítico y plural sobre temas relevantes de las diferentes áreas del Derecho. La Revista se compone de las siguientes secciones: doctrina (investigaciones o artículos doctrinarios), jurisprudencia o norma comentada, artículos estudiantiles, recensiones e informaciones estas dos últimas no arbitradas. En cada una de ellas se aceptan trabajos inéditos, nacionales y extranjeros, de cualquier disciplina jurídica o social, en castellano, inglés o portugués. Título Abreviado: Rev. Fac. Derecho Publicación académica, arbitrada, anual y de publicación continua. Revista de la Facultad de Derecho. Creative Commons Reconocimiento 4.0 Internacional License.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 6, Chile 2, United States 1, Colombia 1 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences16.4%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences13.6%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences11.4%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences11.4%
- Human Rights and ImmigrationSocial Sciences7.4%
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences4%
- Finance, Taxation, and GovernanceEnvironmental Science3.4%
- 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
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
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 68.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 282 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 16 |
| 2021 | 43 | 43 | 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 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open access full-text publication Model summary
Presentamos la publicación jurídica de Uruguay que reúne el mayor conjunto de artículos disponible en libre acceso a texto completo.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer-reviewed (arbitrada), academic, annual journal Model summary
es una publicación de carácter académico, arbitrada, anual
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
- Facultad de Derecho
- Country or region
- Uruguay
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0797-8316
- Electronic ISSN
- 2301-0665
- 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 Revista de la Facultad de Derecho
What CAS zone is Revista de la Facultad de Derecho in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista de la Facultad de Derecho 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 Revista de la Facultad de Derecho?
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 Revista de la Facultad de Derecho based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (6), Chile (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista de la Facultad de Derecho?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista de la Facultad de Derecho is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Revista de la Facultad de Derecho open access, and what is the APC?
Revista de la Facultad de Derecho 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: .