About the Journal

Focus and Scope

Reflexio et Ratio is an open-access scholarly journal dedicated to the critical and systematic analysis of legal, political, and social sciences, with a special emphasis on the theoretical and practical challenges facing contemporary societies. The journal promotes an interdisciplinary perspective, welcoming works that connect law with political science, sociology, philosophy, economics, history, international studies, and other related fields.

The geographic scope of interest focuses primarily on Latin America and the Global South, without prejudice to receiving research from other contexts that contribute to global debates on democracy, the rule of law, human rights, public policy, regional integration, social justice, and institutional transformation.

The journal welcomes original and unpublished contributions in the form of:

  • Research articles (theoretical or empirical)
  • Reflective and review articles
  • Academic essays
  • Critical notes, case law commentaries, and case analyses

Reviews of recently published books

The main thematic areas include, among others:

  • Legal theory and philosophy
  • Constitutional law, administrative law, and political theory
  • Human rights, transitional justice, and peace
  • Public international law, regional integration, and international relations
  • Comparative politics, party systems, and political representation
  • Public policy, governance, and public administration
  • Legal sociology, access to justice, and social movements
  • Gender, diversity, and intersectional approaches in law and politics
  • Public ethics, corruption, and institutional transparency

Reflexio et Ratio publishes contributions in Spanish and English, provided they meet the journal's standards of scientific quality and editorial guidelines. It is aimed at the academic community, researchers in training, professionals from the public and private sectors, social organizations and all those interested in the critical understanding of legal, political and social phenomena from a plural, rigorous and reflective perspective.