Journal profile
Strani pravni zivot
ISSN 0039-2138 · eISSN 2620-1127 · Institute of Comparative Law, Belgrade · Serbia
Strani pravni zivot: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 52 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Strani pravni zivot is published by Institute of Comparative Law, Belgrade. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Law and Policy, European and International Law Studies and Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction, together about 23.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal Strani pravni is a scientific journal in the field of law published by scientific organisation Institute of Comparative Law. The journal contains previously unpublished original scientific papers related to international law and foreign legal systems (law analysis and/or case law comments) - legal comparison. Manuscripts should contain the results obtained by using comparative legal method: domestic law of author's country of origin can be partially analysed, provided that the author compares domestic and foreign law. The journal has long tradition. It has been published since 1956. The journal is open access since 2008. In the journal are published scientific articles, case law comments, book reviews. The journal is edited in accordance with the current journal editing policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Katarina JovičićPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences8.2%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences8%
- Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionSocial Sciences7.5%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences6.1%
- European and International Contract LawSocial Sciences5.5%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences5.1%
- Comparative and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences4.6%
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
Crossref, Sherpa Romeo, SCIndeks, CEEOL, ERIHplus, HeinOnline Law Journal LibraryPublisher 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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.65OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 577 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 55 |
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | 121 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 87 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 109 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 94 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 39 |
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 | — |
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
- book reviewsIn the journal are published scientific articles, case law comments, book reviews.Length not stated
- case law commentsIn the journal are published scientific articles, case law comments, book reviews.Length not stated
- scientific articlesIn the journal are published scientific articles, case law comments, book reviews.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
- Institute of Comparative Law, Belgrade
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English, Serbian, Croatian
- ISSN
- 0039-2138
- Electronic ISSN
- 2620-1127
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Strani pravni zivot
How long does peer review take at Strani pravni zivot?
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.
Which databases index Strani pravni zivot?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Strani pravni zivot is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Strani pravni zivot open access, and what is the APC?
Strani pravni zivot 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: .