Journal profile
Unnes Law Journal
ISSN 2252-6536 · eISSN 2722-4503 · Universitas Negeri Semarang · Indonesia
Unnes Law Journal: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); acceptance rate 45% (journal website); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Unnes Law Journal is published by Universitas Negeri Semarang. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies, Legal Studies and Policies and Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia, together about 56.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Unnes Law Journal is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal that publishes high-quality research on Indonesian law and its interaction with regional and global legal developments. Established in 2012, the Journal aims to advance rigorous legal scholarship and promote evidence-based discourse on law, justice, and governance. The Journal focuses on theoretical, interdisciplinary, empirical, and comparative studies of law, with particular attention to legal issues that shape Indonesia’s legal system and its role within Southeast Asia. It welcomes manuscripts that analyze legal reform, institutional development, and contemporary legal challenges from diverse methodological perspectives. The scope of the Journal includes, but is not limited to: Legal theory, jurisprudence, and philosophy of law Comparative law and Southeast Asian legal studies Law and economics Criminology, criminal justice, and crime studies Legal history and socio-legal research Gender justice and feminist legal studies Politics, public policy, and law reform Law, culture, and society Law and literature By fostering academically rigorous and internationally relevant research, The Unnes Law Journal seeks to contribute to the development of legal knowledge, support progressive law reform, and strengthen scholarly engagement within Indonesia and the global legal community.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Rahayu Fery AnitasariPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Indonesia 7, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1, India 1, Australia 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences31.4%
- Legal Studies and PoliciesSocial Sciences17.1%
- Legal and Policy Analysis in IndonesiaSocial Sciences8%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences5.7%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences4%
- Family and Matrimonial LawSocial Sciences3.1%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences2.9%
- Land Rights and ReformsAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.6%
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
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
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 184 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 25 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 70 |
| 2022 | 29 | 29 | 48 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 60 daysPublisher website ·
- 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-NC-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, License & copyright
- Authorship 1. BY: Attribution (Credit the creator)
What it means: Anyone who uses the work (whether they are remixing, adapting, or redistributing it) must give proper credit to the original creator. This typically means you need to include the creator’s name, the title of the work, and a link to the original source (if available). Why it's important: This ensures that the original creator is always recognized for their work, even if it's being us…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
All writings published in this journal are the personal views of the authors and do not represent the views of this journal and the author's affiliated institutions. Author(s) retain copyrights under the license of Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA). CC BY-NC-SA license. It's one of the most commonly used Creative Commons licenses and allows others to freely use, r…
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
- Universitas Negeri Semarang
- Country or region
- Indonesia
- Language
- English, Indonesian
- ISSN
- 2252-6536
- Electronic ISSN
- 2722-4503
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Unnes Law Journal
How long does peer review take at Unnes Law Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 45%. 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 Unnes Law Journal based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Indonesia (7), United Kingdom (1) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Unnes Law Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Unnes Law Journal is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Unnes Law Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Unnes Law Journal 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, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .