Journal profile · LAW
ZBORNIK PRAVNOG FAKULTETA SVEUCILISTA U RIJECI
ISSN 1330-349X · eISSN 1846-8314 · University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law · Croatia
ZBORNIK PRAVNOG FAKULTETA SVEUCILISTA U RIJECI: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ZBORNIK PRAVNOG FAKULTETA SVEUCILISTA U RIJECI is published by University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law 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 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection, European and International Law Studies and Law, logistics, and international trade, together about 41.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Rijeci znanstveni je časopis u izdanju Pravnog fakulteta u Rijeci. Časopis objavljuje znanstvene i stručne radove. Glavni je cilj časopisa unaprijediti znanstvenu komunikaciju u području prava i doprinijeti razvoju i proučavanju pravne znanosti u Hrvatskoj, Europskoj uniji i široj akademskoj zajednici. Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Rijeci objavljuje radove iz područja pravnih i srodnih društvenih znanosti, ako tematikom doprinose području prava. Časopis prima rukopise na hrvatskom, engleskom, talijanskom i njemačkom jeziku, a može prihvatiti za objavljivanje rukopis i na nekom drugom stranom jeziku.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences15.2%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences13.1%
- Law, logistics, and international tradeBusiness, Management and Accounting13.1%
- Ombudsman and Human RightsSocial Sciences7.2%
- European and International Contract LawSocial Sciences6.4%
- Corporate Governance and LawBusiness, Management and Accounting6.2%
- Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionSocial Sciences5.9%
- Regional Development and Management StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.7%
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
HeinOnline - Law Journal Library, Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals, Sociological Abstracts (Proquest), Worldwide Political Science Abstracts (Proquest), Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (Proquest), Political Science Complete (EBSCO), Hrčak – portal znanstvenih časopisa Republike HrvatskePublisher 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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 32LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 956 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 2 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 10 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 12 |
| 2022 | 42 | 42 | 35 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 35 |
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-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- prikazi knjiga, osvrti i ocjenePrikazi knjiga, osvrti i ocjene ne podliježu recenziji, ne smiju biti dulji od tri kartice i potpisuju se na kraju.Length not stated
- stručni radoviČasopis objavljuje znanstvene i stručne radove.Length not stated
- znanstveni radoviČasopis objavljuje znanstvene i stručne radove.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship
Autori zadržavaju autorska prava. Model summary
Autor rada objavljenog u Zborniku Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Rijeci zadržava autorska prava.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Licencija CC BY-NC 4.0 (do vol. 44, br. 1); CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (od vol. 44, br. 2). Model summary
Zaključno s volumenom 44, brojem 1, časopis i radovi objavljeni u njemu objavljivani su pod licencijom Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Od volumena 44, broja 2 nadalje, časopis i radovi objavljeni u njemu objavljuju se pod licencijom Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Dijamantni (platinasti) otvoreni pristup; bez naknade za objavu (APC). Model summary
Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Rijeci časopis je u dijamantnom (platinastom) otvorenom pristupu, što znači da su svi objavljeni radovi u cijelosti i trajno slobodno dostupni čitateljima bez naknade, pri čemu se autorima ne naplaćuju naknade za objavu radova (APC).
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
- University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law
- Country or region
- Croatia
- Language
- English, German, Croatian, Italian
- ISSN
- 1330-349X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1846-8314
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 ZBORNIK PRAVNOG FAKULTETA SVEUCILISTA U RIJECI
What CAS zone is ZBORNIK PRAVNOG FAKULTETA SVEUCILISTA U RIJECI in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ZBORNIK PRAVNOG FAKULTETA SVEUCILISTA U RIJECI 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 ZBORNIK PRAVNOG FAKULTETA SVEUCILISTA U RIJECI?
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.
What are the manuscript requirements of ZBORNIK PRAVNOG FAKULTETA SVEUCILISTA U RIJECI?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: Chicago; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index ZBORNIK PRAVNOG FAKULTETA SVEUCILISTA U RIJECI?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ZBORNIK PRAVNOG FAKULTETA SVEUCILISTA U RIJECI is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is ZBORNIK PRAVNOG FAKULTETA SVEUCILISTA U RIJECI open access, and what is the APC?
ZBORNIK PRAVNOG FAKULTETA SVEUCILISTA U RIJECI 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: .