Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Revista Espanola de Derecho Canonico
ISSN 0034-9372 · eISSN 2660-9541 · Servicio de publicaciones. Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca · Spain
Revista Espanola de Derecho Canonico: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 48 weeks (community reports); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Espanola de Derecho Canonico is published by Servicio de publicaciones. Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Theology and Canon Law Studies, Catholicism and Religious Studies and Family and Matrimonial Law, together about 62.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La REDC se dedica a la investigación científica en derecho canónico, con enfoques tanto históricos como sistemáticos. Sus artículos abordan temas como: Derecho matrimonial canónico Derecho procesal canónico Derecho penal canónico Derecho patrimonial canónico Derecho eclesiástico del Estado Derecho del Pueblo de Dios Derecho de los sacramentos Historia del derecho canónico Relaciones Iglesia-Estado Estatutos y autonomía de las Iglesias particulares Clérigos, laicos y asociaciones Jerarquía de la Iglesia Bioética y derecho canónico Normativa de la Santa Sede Normativa de diócesis y conferencias episcopales La revista también publica reseñas bibliográficas, notas críticas, sentencias, documentos relevantes y actas de congresos o jornadas académicas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Theology and Canon Law StudiesArts and Humanities33.5%
- Catholicism and Religious StudiesArts and Humanities19.1%
- Family and Matrimonial LawSocial Sciences9.9%
- Historical and Religious Studies of RomeArts and Humanities7%
- Religious Freedom and DiscriminationSocial Sciences6.1%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences3.2%
- Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities2.5%
- Medieval and Early Modern JusticeSocial Sciences2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious Studies | Q4 | 570/760 | — |
| Law | Q4 | 1062/1162 | — |
| Social Sciences (miscellaneous) | Q4 | 686/744 | — |
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
AskBisht.com, Journal DirectoryPublisher website
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
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,381 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 22 | 26 |
| 2025 | 34 | 34 | 31 |
| 2024 | 28 | 28 | 47 |
| 2023 | 23 | 23 | 31 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 86 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | 51 |
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 48 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 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 | — |
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–150 words
- Keywords
- 4–6
Article types accepted3
- artículosArtículos. Estudios académicos de carácter científico.Length not stated
- documentaciónDocumentación: La “documentación” consiste en el comentario a un texto del Magisterio, a una Decisión o a una Sentencia, que se adjunta al texto oficial del doc…Length not stated
- recensionesRecensiones: La colaboración en la sección “Recensiones” consiste en un comentario crítico fundamentado a una publicación reciente.Length not stated
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
- Servicio de publicaciones. Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0034-9372
- Electronic ISSN
- 2660-9541
- 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 Revista Espanola de Derecho Canonico
How long does peer review take at Revista Espanola de Derecho Canonico?
Authors report an average review time of about 48 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 Espanola de Derecho Canonico?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–150 words; Keywords: 4–6. 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.
Which databases index Revista Espanola de Derecho Canonico?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Espanola de Derecho Canonico is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Espanola de Derecho Canonico open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Espanola de Derecho Canonico 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .