Journal profile
University of Vienna Law Review
ISSN 2521-3962 · Advanced Research School in Law and Jurisprudence (Ars Iuris Vienna) · Austria
University of Vienna Law Review: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
University of Vienna Law Review is published by Advanced Research School in Law and Jurisprudence (Ars Iuris Vienna). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digitalization, Law, and Regulation, Environmental law and policy and Legal principles and applications, together about 21.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The University of Vienna Law Review (VLR) is an open access journal edited by the members of the Advanced Research School in Law and Jurisprudence (Ars Iuris Vienna) and published by the University of Vienna Law Faculty on a yearly basis. It is managed and operated by the Ars Iuris Vienna Doctoral School, which is funded by the University of Vienna. All articles are subject to a double-blind peer review process consisting of an internal and an external review.It provides a forum for outstanding legal scholars (including those at the beginning of their careers) to present research to an international academic audience and to engage in scholarly discussion on a broad range of legal topics. All articles are subjected to a rigorous double-blind peer review and editorial process to ensure the highest standards in academic vigour, substance and structure. This journal makes an important contribution to various fields of legal scholarship including interdisciplinary and international comparative perspectives. The Vienna Law Review is commited to maintaining the highest standards of integrity,transparency, and academic excellence in legal scholarship. Our Code of Ethics outlines the ethical principles, responsibilities, and procedures applicable to authors, editors, and peer reviewers, and describes the journal’s approach to managing and preventing misconduct. The editorial work is entrusted to fellows of the Doctoral School with the Academic Committee acting as Scientific Advisory Board:Prof. Dr. Franz-Stefan Meissel (Speaker Ars Iuris, Vice-Dean University of Vienna)Prof. Dr. Michaela Windischgrätz (Vice-Speaker Ars Iuris, University of Vienna, Department Labour Law and Law of Social Security)Prof. Elisabeth Holzleithner (Chief Financial Officer Ars Iuris, University of Vienna, Department of Legal Philosophy)Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Forgó (University of Vienna, Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law)Prof. Dr. Franz Merli (University of Vienna, Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law)Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Paul Oberhammer (University of Vienna, Department of Civil Procedure)Prof. Dr. Helmut Ofner (University of Vienna, Department of European, International and Comperative Law)Prof. Dr. Bettina Perthold (Vice-Dean, University of Vienna, Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law)Prof. Dr. Magdalena Pöschl (University of Vienna, Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law)Prof. Dr. Susanne Reindl-Krauskopf, Hon-Prof. UQ Brisbane (Unive
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digitalization, Law, and RegulationSocial Sciences8.3%
- Environmental law and policySocial Sciences6.8%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences6.8%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences6%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences6%
- Discrimination and Equality LawSocial Sciences5.3%
- European and International Contract LawSocial Sciences4.5%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences4.5%
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
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
- 2OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 82 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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, Peer review
- Authorship
No APCs or submission charges. Model summary
This journal does not charge any APCs or submission charges.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review, up to eight weeks. Model summary
Once submitted, all articles are subjected to a rigorous double-blind peer review process, which takes up to eight weeks.
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
- Advanced Research School in Law and Jurisprudence (Ars Iuris Vienna)
- Country or region
- Austria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2521-3962
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 2 (2026)
- 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 University of Vienna Law Review
How long does peer review take at University of Vienna Law Review?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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 University of Vienna Law Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, University of Vienna Law Review is indexed in DOAJ.
Is University of Vienna Law Review open access, and what is the APC?
University of Vienna Law Review 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: .