About the journal
Laws is an open-access journal published by MDPI AG in Switzerland, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,400 CHF. Declared review time at DOAJ: 6 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- ISSN
- 2075-471X
- Country
- Switzerland
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 1,400 CHF
- Articles in DOAJ
- 830
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- http://www.mdpi.com/journal/laws
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2013-06-11
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 1,400 CHF
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 6 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
830
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
806
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
38
i10-index
192
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2024-04-10
- Added to DOAJ
- 2013-06-11
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-09-21
- CLOCKSS
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 100%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 74%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity1
- Source type
- journal
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Human Rights and Development
- European Criminal Justice and Data Protection
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Human Rights and Development
Show all subjects (50)
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- European Criminal Justice and Data Protection
- International Law and Human Rights
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Law in Society and Culture
- Law in Society and Culture
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
- International Law and Human Rights
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
- Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- Law, AI, and Intellectual Property
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
- Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
- Law, AI, and Intellectual Property
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Crime Patterns and Interventions
- European and International Law Studies
- European and International Law Studies
- Copyright and Intellectual Property
- Disability Rights and Representation
- Disability Rights and Representation
- Environmental law and policy
- Copyright and Intellectual Property
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- Environmental law and policy
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
Keywords (DOAJ)
- international law
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