Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
UUM Journal of Legal Studies
ISSN 2229-984X · eISSN 0127-9483 · Universiti Utara Malaysia Press · Malaysia
UUM Journal of Legal Studies: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
UUM Journal of Legal Studies is published by Universiti Utara Malaysia Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies, Legal and Social Justice Studies and Family and Matrimonial Law, together about 25.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal's objective is to publish impactful legal articles thereby enhancing visibility of research output. We welcome comparative, jurisprudential, international, and interdisciplinary materials relevant to law. The journal is published in both English and Bahasa Malaysia and it is open to authors around the worlds. Coverage will include but is not limited to issues surrounding: • Public Law – Criminal Law, Constitutions, Administrative Law, Environmental Law, and Public International Law • Private law – Business Law, Corporation Law, Family Law, Consumer Law, Torts, Information, Technology/Cyber Law, Intellectual Property Rights Law, Private International Law • Syariah law – Islamic Banking and Finance Law, Islamic Family Law, Islamic International Law, Islamic Inheritance Law, Islamic Judiciary and Fatwa, Takaful
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Malaysia 12 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Indonesian Legal and Regulatory StudiesSocial Sciences10.7%
- Legal and Social Justice StudiesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Family and Matrimonial LawSocial Sciences6.7%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences6.3%
- Legal Studies and PoliciesSocial Sciences6%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences5.3%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
- Intellectual Property LawSocial Sciences5.1%
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 | Q2 | 367/1162 | 68th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 603/1530 | 60th |
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
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
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.88OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 292 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 79 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 99 |
| 2024 | 29 | 29 | 163 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | 155 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 | 86 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 58 |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- Publication ethics
Originality and exclusivity of submissions Model summary
Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before; that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities – tacitly or explicitly – at the institute where the work has been carried out.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Model summary
All articles published in UUM Journal of Legal Studies (UUM JLS) are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
UUM Journal of Legal Studies 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 in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access…
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
- Universiti Utara Malaysia Press
- Country or region
- Malaysia
- Language
- English, Malay (macrolanguage)
- ISSN
- 2229-984X
- Electronic ISSN
- 0127-9483
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about UUM Journal of Legal Studies
How long does peer review take at UUM Journal of Legal Studies?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of UUM Journal of Legal Studies based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Malaysia (12). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index UUM Journal of Legal Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, UUM Journal of Legal Studies is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is UUM Journal of Legal Studies open access, and what is the APC?
UUM Journal of Legal Studies 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: .