Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Studia Iuridica Lublinensia
ISSN 1731-6375 · eISSN 2449-8289 · Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej w Lublinie · Poland
Studia Iuridica Lublinensia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 71 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studia Iuridica Lublinensia is published by Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej w Lublinie. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Polish Law and Legal System, Polish Legal and Social Issues and Administrative Law and Governance, together about 44.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The scope of the journal’s interest covers studies in the discipline of science of law. The journal's profile also includes scientific publications in political science and public administration, if the research results presented relate to law or if the research is carried out from the perspective of this discipline. The Editorial Board accepts for publication original papers that present high cognitive value for the study of law and legal practice and may be of interest not only to the national but also to the international academic community. Studia Iuridica Lublinensia is a journal that publishes research results in particular in the fields of civil and commercial law, criminal law, administrative law and international law. The thematic scope of the journal includes papers on the theory and philosophy of law, political and legal doctrines, history of state and law, and Roman law. Studia Iuridica Lublinensia publishes also commentaries on judicial decisions of national and European courts, appreciating the importance of dialogue between courts and scholars. In addition, the Editorial Board accepts reviews on Polish and foreign studies in the field of legal sciences (law) as well as information (reports) about the developments which take place within the legal scientific community both in Poland and abroad. The mission of the journal is to disseminate nationally and internationally, on an open access basis, the results of research conducted by legal researchers and professionals, taking into account the importance of the impact of legal sciences (law) on the socio-economic environment.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief Beata JeżyńskaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 17, United States 4, Spain 4, Hungary 3, Germany 2 (48 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Polish Law and Legal SystemSocial Sciences32.6%
- Polish Legal and Social IssuesSocial Sciences6.2%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.8%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences5.3%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences4%
- Historical Legal Studies and SocietySocial Sciences3.9%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences3.5%
- Polish Historical and Cultural 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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q3 | 660/1162 | 43rd |
| Public Administration | Q3 | 185/248 | 25th |
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
BazHum, BazEkon, Biblioteka Nauki (Library of Science), EBSCO, Index Copernicus International (ICI Journals Master List), Google Scholar, POL-index, Central and Eastern European Online Library (CEEOL), Wolters Kluwer on-line (LEX), WorldCatPublisher 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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,246 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 56 | 136 |
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | 214 |
| 2024 | 78 | 78 | 280 |
| 2023 | 91 | 91 | 334 |
| 2022 | 76 | 76 | 221 |
| 2021 | 142 | 142 | 252 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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 |
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
- 100–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Policy on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools
§ 1 “The journal permits the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, including generative AI systems, only as supportive instruments, while maintaining full human responsibility for the content of publications and the editorial process.” For authors §2 Authors must disclose any use of AI that goes beyond language editing, stylistic revision, or formatting.Authors are fully responsible for the a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship § 25. Authorship
1. An author is a person who has made a substantial contribution to the creation of the text, and in particular who has formulated the research problem or the thesis, selected and interpreted the legislation, case law and literature, constructed the argument, or drafted the text or reworked it substantially.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest § 11. Conflicts of interest on the part of editors
1. A member of the editorial team is excluded from all steps concerning a manuscript where:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Code of publication ethics of STUDIA IURIDICA LUBLINENSIA
CHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS § 1. Purpose of the Code 1. This Code sets out the ethical standards observed in Studia Iuridica Lublinensia (hereinafter: the Journal) and the procedures by which those standards are applied, monitored and enforced. 2. The Code has been drafted by the editorial team of the Journal. It describes the Journal's own working practices and is not a restatement of the polic…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Open access since 2021 Model summary
Studia Iuridica Lublinensia is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance wit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Review form § 1 § 2 § 3 The author and reviewers shall not know the identities of one another (double-blind review process). § 4 Reviewers shall be appointed by the Editor-in-Chief in cooperation with the Managing Editor or the Head of the Editorial Board in consultation with the Editorial Board members (section editors). Where necessary, the relevant members of the Academic Advisory Board shall b…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism [Rules of procedure in the cases of suspected plagiarism]
Plagiarism is defined as either the acquisition of someone else's work in whole or in large part in its unchanged form or with minor modifications (explicit plagiarism), or the presentation of someone else's work in a modified form, while retaining the creative and individual characteristics given to it by the actual author (hidden plagiarism).
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
- Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej w Lublinie
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1731-6375
- Electronic ISSN
- 2449-8289
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Studia Iuridica Lublinensia
How long does peer review take at Studia Iuridica Lublinensia?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Studia Iuridica Lublinensia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 3. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Studia Iuridica Lublinensia based?
Of the 48 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (17), United States (4) and Spain (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Studia Iuridica Lublinensia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studia Iuridica Lublinensia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Studia Iuridica Lublinensia open access, and what is the APC?
Studia Iuridica Lublinensia 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: .