Journal profile
Zbornik Znanstvenih Razprav
ISSN 1854-3839 · eISSN 2464-0077 · University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law · Slovenia
Zbornik Znanstvenih Razprav: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 14 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zbornik Znanstvenih Razprav is published by University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Criminal Law and Policy, European and International Law Studies and European Law and Migration, together about 21.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Ljubljana Law Review (LLR) is a peer-reviewed open-access journal that publishes scholarly articles spanning all areas of law. Published independently by the Faculty of Law, the journal has a rich history dating back to 1921, when it was first established under its Slovenian name, Zbornik znanstvenih razprav. Since 2022, the journal has also been published under its English name, Ljubljana Law Review. Over the decades, LLR has become a respected voice in the legal academic community, with its work indexed in leading databases. LLR publishes annually, supplemented by special thematic issues, and showcases rigorous, peer-reviewed articles that highlight significant academic contributions across diverse legal disciplines. Articles are published in Slovenian or English (as of 2015), making them accessible to both local and global audiences. As an open-access journal, LLR ensures that its content is freely available to everyone, without subscription fees or other access barriers. Readers are welcome to download, share, print, and utilize the full texts of its articles for lawful purposes under the journal’s licensing terms. This commitment to accessibility fosters the broad dissemination of knowledge and supports the global exchange of legal ideas. With nearly a century of excellence, LLR continues to be a vital platform for advancing legal scholarship and connecting academics, practitioners, and students worldwide. Ownership Ljubljana Law Review is a non-profit, society-owned academic journal published by University of Ljubljana Press on behalf of its owner, the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law (Poljanski nasip 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia). The journal is managed by an independent academic editorial board appointed by the owner and is hosted on the University of Ljubljana’s Open Journal Systems (OJS) publishing platform (https://journals.uni-lj.si/). Support Ljubljana Law Review is supported by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS) and the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law. Since 2025, Ljubljana Law Review has been published under the auspices of the University of Ljubljana Press.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Maruša Tekavčič VeberPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Slovenia 10, United Kingdom 4, Croatia 4, Italy 3, Netherlands 2 (33 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences7.8%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- European Law and MigrationSocial Sciences6.7%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences6%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences4.9%
- Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionSocial Sciences4.5%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuestPublisher 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
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 174 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| 2023 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
As author I agree that the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Law: is assigned the right to reproduce, to adapt, to distribute and to communicate to the public copies of the article, accepted for publication in Ljubljana Law Review (hereinafter: the article), in print or electronically, in its original or adapted form; these rights are assigned non-exclusively, without any temporal and territoria…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
The LLR journal started using Creative Commons licenses in 2011, as follows: 2011 – 2024: CC-BY-NDfrom 2025 onwards: CC-BY (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International). Authors retain full copyright and publishing rights but grant the publisher a non-exclusive right to reproduce, distribute, and publicly share copies of articles accepted for publication in the journal, whether in print or elec…
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 Ljubljana, Faculty of Law
- Country or region
- Slovenia
- Language
- English, Slovenian
- ISSN
- 1854-3839
- Electronic ISSN
- 2464-0077
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 85, Issue 1 (2025)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Zbornik Znanstvenih Razprav
How long does peer review take at Zbornik Znanstvenih Razprav?
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 Zbornik Znanstvenih Razprav based?
Of the 33 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Slovenia (10), United Kingdom (4) and Croatia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Zbornik Znanstvenih Razprav?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zbornik Znanstvenih Razprav is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Zbornik Znanstvenih Razprav open access, and what is the APC?
Zbornik Znanstvenih Razprav 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: .