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Lex Portus

National University Odessa Law Academy · Ukraine · Est. 2018

ISSN2524-101XeISSN2617-541X

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total84

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2 · Scopus CiteScore 1.8. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.28

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

1.8

SNIPi

0.594

Total Worksi

267

Total Citationsi

510

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Lex Portus is an open access law journal that publishes original scholarly articles and reviews in the fields of maritime and transport law, international trade, customs and tax law, border management, globalization, and the Europeanization of administrative law. Lex Portus is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that aims to be a reliable source of current information on achievements in the above-mentioned fields and to serve as a forum for leading scholars and practitioners.

General Information

Country / RegionUkraine

Primary LanguageUkrainian, Russian, English

1st Year Published2018

Frequency6 times a year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications267

OA Since2017

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National University Odessa Law Academy

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2524-101X / 2617-541X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Ukrainian, Russian, 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

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2022

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2024

2025

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

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ3

Political Science and International RelationsQ3

TransportationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International RelationsLaw

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Economic Issues in UkraineArctic and Russian Policy StudiesEducation and Social Development in UkraineLegal Studies and ReformsLand Use and ManagementEconomic and Business Development StrategiesInternational Maritime Law IssuesUkrainian Legal and Forensic StudiesLaw, logistics, and international tradeInternational Arbitration and Investment Law

Frequently asked questions about Lex Portus

Is Lex Portus a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Lex Portus: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Lex Portus?

Lex Portus is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.8.

Is Lex Portus indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Lex Portus is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.