Journal profile
Revista IUSTA
ISSN 1900-0448 · eISSN 2500-5286 · Universidad Santo Tomás · Colombia
Revista IUSTA: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista IUSTA is published by Universidad Santo Tomás. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia and Criminal Law and Policy, together about 37.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publication founded in 2004, its main purpose is spreading scientific articles. The editorial policy of the journal has been collecting works by teachers of the Faculty of Law and external collaborations related to a specific field of legal knowledge. Topics: Law, research, conflict, legal practices. Periodicity: biannual.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Nohry Esther Torregrosa JiménezPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 7 (7 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences22.1%
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences8.2%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences7.7%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.4%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences5%
- Brazilian Legal IssuesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- War, Law, and JusticeSocial Sciences3.3%
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
EBSCO, Redib, Dialnet, Redalyc, Latindex, Circ, Fuente Académica Plus, Base, Amelica, Google Scholar, Ulrich's Periodical Directory, EZB, Sherpa/Romeo, DRJI, vLex, Actualidad Iberoamericana, Cite Factor, Academic Resource Index, Explora, Biblioteca de la CepalPublisher 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
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 363 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 43 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 101 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 58 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 100 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 71 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 94 |
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-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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
The journal provides author guidelines, article evaluation format, copyright assignment form, research and innovation policy, ethics/bioethics and scientific integrity policy, intellectual property guidelines, and editorial regulations. Model summary
• Guía comentada para la presentación de artículos • Formato de evaluación de artículos • Formato de cesión de derechos • Política de investigación e innovación, creación artística y cultural • Ética, bioética e integridad científica Multicampus • Lineamientos de innovación y propiedad intelectual Multicampus • Reglamento 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 Santo Tomás
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1900-0448
- Electronic ISSN
- 2500-5286
- 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 IUSTA
How long does peer review take at Revista IUSTA?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista IUSTA based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista IUSTA?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista IUSTA is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Revista IUSTA open access, and what is the APC?
Revista IUSTA 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: .