Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Via Inveniendi Et Iudicandi
ISSN 1909-0528 · Universidad Santo Tomás · Colombia
Via Inveniendi Et Iudicandi: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Via Inveniendi Et Iudicandi is published by Universidad Santo Tomás. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Comparative International Legal Studies and Conflict, Peace, and Violence in Colombia, together about 32.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Publicación virtual destinada a la difusión de la producción académica de investigadores tomasinos e invitados, docentes y estudiantes adscritos a investigaciones institucionales, formativas y semilleros de investigación de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Santo Tomás. Temáticas: Derecho, política, sociología jurídica.Periodicidad: semestralISSN electrónico: 1909-0528DOI: 10.15332/19090528Correo electrónico: [email protected]Editora en Jefe: Dra. Nohry Esther Torregrosa JiménezEditora Asociada: Magtr. Leni Viviana Murcia Naranjo Indexada en: EBSCO, Latindex, Dialnet, Redib, Directory of Open Access Journal (DOAJ).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief Nohry Esther Torregrosa JiménezPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Colombia 10, Chile 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences18.1%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences7.5%
- Conflict, Peace, and Violence in ColombiaSocial Sciences7.1%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.9%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences6.9%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences4.1%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences3.7%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences3.7%
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 | 445/1162 | 61st |
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
EBSCO, Latindex, Dialnet, Redib, PUBLINDEX - COLCIENCIAS, VLEX, Google ScholarPublisher 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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.6OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 320 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 51 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 103 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 90 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 125 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 76 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 109 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 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-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)
Article types accepted10
- artículo de investigación científica y tecnológicaa) Artículo de investigación científica y tecnológica Documento que presenta resultados originales e inéditos derivados de proyectos de investigación científica…Length not stated
- artículo de reflexión derivado de investigaciónb) Artículo de reflexión derivado de investigación Documento que desarrolla resultados investigativos desde una perspectiva analítica, crítica o interpretativa,…Length not stated
- artículo de revisiónc) Artículo de revisión Documento resultado de una investigación que integra, sistematiza y analiza hallazgos previos sobre un área específica del conocimiento …Length not stated
- cartas al editorCartas al editor: Se establecen reflexiones críticas, analíticas o interpretativas sobre los documentos publicados en la revista, y que a juicio del Editor cons…Length not stated
- documentos históricos comentadosDocumentos históricos comentados: Publicaciones que presentan, transcriben, analizan o contextualizan documentos históricos de relevancia jurídica, política o i…Length not stated
- editorialesEditoriales: Documento elaborado, unipersonalmente o en coautoría, por el Editor, Editores Adjuntos, Director y/o un miembro del Consejo Editorial, donde presen…Length not stated
- entrevistas académicasEntrevistas académicas: Textos derivados de conversaciones estructuradas con investigadores, juristas, magistrados, docentes o expertos nacionales e internacion…Length not stated
- reporte de casod) Reporte de caso Documento que presenta el análisis de una situación particular relevante desde el punto de vista jurídico, metodológico o institucional.Length not stated
- reseñas bibliográficasReseñas bibliográficas: Realizadas sobre libros y demás publicaciones relevantes de las líneas temáticas o áreas de conocimiento de la revista.Length not stated
- traducciones académicasTraducciones académicas: Efectuadas frente a textos clásicos o de actualidad, y/o transcripciones de documentos históricos de relevancia para los temas de publi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, Plagiarism
- AI use
AI-use detection analysis performed on all manuscripts before peer review. Model summary
realiza la verificación de todos los manuscritos mediante herramientas especializadas de detección de similitud y análisis de uso de inteligencia artificial antes de iniciar el proceso de evaluación
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Autoría y contribuciones CRediT
La revista Via Inveniendi et Iudicandi – VIEI reconoce como autores únicamente a quienes hayan realizado contribuciones intelectuales sustanciales a la concepción, desarrollo, análisis o elaboración del manuscrito, hayan aprobado su versión final y asuman responsabilidad por su contenido. El orden de autoría deberá ser acordado por las personas autoras antes del sometimiento. Cualquier solicitud d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Research, innovation, artistic and cultural creation policy Model summary
Política de investigación e innovación, creación artística y cultural
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Similarity check via Turnitin; similarity index must be below 20%. Model summary
Los artículos deberán presentar un índice de similitud en Turnitin inferior al 20%
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
- Universidad Santo Tomás
- Country or region
- Colombia
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 1909-0528
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Via Inveniendi Et Iudicandi
How long does peer review take at Via Inveniendi Et Iudicandi?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Via Inveniendi Et Iudicandi based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Colombia (10) and Chile (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Via Inveniendi Et Iudicandi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Via Inveniendi Et Iudicandi is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Via Inveniendi Et Iudicandi open access, and what is the APC?
Via Inveniendi Et Iudicandi 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: .