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Latin American Legal Studies

Universidad Adolfo Ibanez · Chile

ISSN0719-9104eISSN0719-9112
SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
72
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ Scopus Q266
✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total72
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
12
weeks to publish · journal-reported
Average · vs ~15 wk median
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Scorei
0.249
H-Indexi
3
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.525
Total Worksi
135
Total Citationsi
85
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Latin American Legal Studies is a law journal which publishes original articles that meet strict scholar standards, on miscellaneous legal subjects with a philosophical, doctrinal, comparative, or interdisciplinary approach, that relates to one or more Latin American systems, as well as comparative work between one Latin American system and a non-Latin American system, written in English and Spanish. The journal also publishes articles based on the Law & Society approach.

General Information

Country / RegionChile
Primary LanguageSpanish, English
1st Year Published—
Frequency2 issues per year
StatusActive
Total Publications135
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~12 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Universidad Adolfo Ibanez
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
0719-9104 / 0719-9112
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
Primary language documented?
Spanish, English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
14
8
2019
9
5
2020
30
19
2021
15
23
2022
17
22
2023
10
0
2024
20
0
2025
10
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal processes and jurisprudenceComparative International Legal StudiesComparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesCriminal Justice and PenologyLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsJudicial and Constitutional StudiesEnvironmental law and policyFamily and Matrimonial LawHuman Rights and ImmigrationEuropean and International Contract Law

Frequently asked questions about Latin American Legal Studies

Is Latin American Legal Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Latin American Legal Studies: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Latin American Legal Studies?

Latin American Legal Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.249.

Is Latin American Legal Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Latin American Legal Studies is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Latin American Legal Studies?

Latin American Legal Studies is a law journal which publishes original articles that meet strict scholar standards, on miscellaneous legal subjects with a philosophical, doctrinal, comparative, or interdisciplinary approach, that relates to one or more Latin American systems, as well as comparative work between one Latin American system and a non-Latin American system, written in English and Spanish. The journal also publishes articles based on the Law & Society approach.

How much does it cost to publish in Latin American Legal Studies?

Latin American Legal Studies is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref