"Scientific Journal of the National Academy of Internal Affairs" is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal that publishes original research and review materials on various aspects of public law, law enforcement and legal support of public administration. The purpose of the journal is to promote the dissemination of research results, to highlight different views of scientists on existing problems in the field of legal theory, law enforcement and public administration. More about this in the section Aims and scope.
Founder: National Academy of Internal Affairs.
Publisher: National Academy of Internal Affairs.
Link to the journal on the publisher's website: Scientific Journal of the National Academy of Internal Affairs.
Year of foundation: 1996.
Frequency: 4 issues per year.
Language: English.
Editor-in-Chief: Olha Barabash.
Managing Editor: Yana Shumko.
Registered as a print media entity by decision No. 26 of the National Council of Ukraine on Television and Radio Broadcasting of 11 January 2024.
Publisher registration number (EDRPOU): 08751177.
Media identifier: R30-02450.
DOI prefix: 10.63341.
The editorial board of the scientific journal includes well-known scientists from Ukraine, Poland, the Republic of Lithuania, Ireland, and the Republic of Moldova. Information about the full staff is available in the section Editorial Board.
All materials are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License, which allows others to redistribute the work with acknowledgment of the authorship of the work and the first publication in this journal.
The journal adheres to an Open Access Policy, supporting the principles of free dissemination of scientific information and global exchange of knowledge, for the sake of social progress. This means that all of its content is available for free viewing by users. For more information, see the Open Access Policy. Full-text access to the scientific articles of the journal is presented in the Archive.
The journal is included in category B of the List of scientific professional publications of Ukraine since 2019 (order No. 1301, dated October 15, 2019).
Starting with issue 3 for 2022, “Scientific Journal of the National Academy of Internal Affairs” has narrowed its focus and publishes articles exclusively in the field 0421 "Law".
Beginning with Vol. 30, No. 2, 2025, the journal publishes articles in the discipline 0313 - Psychology. For more information, see the Aims and Scope section.
Journal cluster, in accordance with the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine dated 19 January 2026: Law.
