Journal profile · LAW
Vestnik Permskogo Universiteta-Juridicheskie Nauki
ISSN 1995-4190 · Federal State Educational Establishment “Perm State National Research University” · Russian Federation
Vestnik Permskogo Universiteta-Juridicheskie Nauki: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Vestnik Permskogo Universiteta-Juridicheskie Nauki is published by Federal State Educational Establishment “Perm State National Research University” and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Legal and Policy Issues and Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, together about 43.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal covers fundamental and applied issues of legal science, including the current state of legal doctrine, Russian legislation, law enforcement, and proposals for their development and improvement. It provides analysis of theoretical and historical aspects of state-legal phenomena, international acts, and foreign legislation as well as a comparative study of legal institutes in Russia and other countries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences20.3%
- Legal and Policy IssuesSocial Sciences13.3%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences10.3%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering10.2%
- Digital Transformation in LawEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Legal Studies and ReformsSocial Sciences7.4%
- Education and Social Development in UkraineSocial Sciences3.4%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher 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
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 90OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.72%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,371 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 7 |
| 2024 | 37 | 37 | 23 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 32 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 156 |
| 2021 | 31 | 31 | 84 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Federal State Educational Establishment “Perm State National Research University”
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English, Russian
- ISSN
- 1995-4190
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Vestnik Permskogo Universiteta-Juridicheskie Nauki
What CAS zone is Vestnik Permskogo Universiteta-Juridicheskie Nauki in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Vestnik Permskogo Universiteta-Juridicheskie Nauki is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Vestnik Permskogo Universiteta-Juridicheskie Nauki?
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 Vestnik Permskogo Universiteta-Juridicheskie Nauki?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Vestnik Permskogo Universiteta-Juridicheskie Nauki is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Vestnik Permskogo Universiteta-Juridicheskie Nauki open access, and what is the APC?
Vestnik Permskogo Universiteta-Juridicheskie Nauki 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: .