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Status
Active
Coverage
2019–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
0.9
SJR · SCImago
0.249
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
4
Best quartile
Q3 · 42nd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 667 / 1162 | 42nd | Q3 |
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Latin American Legal Studies
Latin American Legal Studies is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 0.9), DOAJ. Published by Universidad Adolfo Ibanez.
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ISSN 0719-9104Verify ISSN ↗0719-9112Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Universidad Adolfo Ibanez
Scopus · Q3Open Access
0.9
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
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Quick answers
Is Latin American Legal Studies indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 0.9.
What quartile is Latin American Legal Studies in Scopus?
Latin American Legal Studies is Q3 in Law (rank 667 of 1162), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Latin American Legal Studies?
Latin American Legal Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.9, quartile Q3, 42nd percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.249, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 4.
Who publishes Latin American Legal Studies and what is its ISSN?
Latin American Legal Studies is published by Universidad Adolfo Ibanez. Its print ISSN is 0719-9104 and its online ISSN is 0719-9112.
Is Latin American Legal Studies in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Latin American Legal Studies open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Latin American Legal Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Latin American Legal Studies has an h-index of 3 and a 2-year mean of 0.08 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.9, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #852 of 1,057 Scopus journals in Law.
3
h-index
0.08
2-yr mean citations
1
i10-index
145
works indexed
103
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#852 of 1,057 Bottom 20% Law
Latin American Legal Studies published 20 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 30. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Latin American Legal Studies? — latest 46 articles, 2021–2023
In its latest 46 research articles (2021–2023), authors are most often from Chile (63%), Argentina (6.5%) and United Kingdom (5.4%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Latin American Legal Studies? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration63% of recent authorship from Chile
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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