Our readers include scholars, judges, attorneys, lecturers, law students, and everyone interested in the development of contemporary private law

The mission The mission

of C.P.Journal is to provide a platform for communication, at a high scholarly and methodological level, between academics, the judiciary, attorneys, and other legal professionals.

We seek We seek

to establish in Ukraine a tradition of debate between scholars and practitioners through the systematic analysis of the fundamental tenets of private law and of the key issues that have arisen as a result of the tectonic changes in Ukrainian legislation.

We support We support

the idea of an open science culture, as it promotes cultural diversity and development.

You can learn more about the journal’s aims, concept, and subject areas on the page

Aims and scope of publications

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C.P.Journal is an open-access journal. This means that all of its content is freely available to all users and institutions.

We strive to ensure long-term access to every publication. The journal uses DOIs to identify articles. The journal is archived at the Vernadskyi National Library of Ukraine and at the National Repository of Academic Texts.

You can learn more about our open access policy on the page:

Open-access Statement

Explore issues available to read and download:

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C. P. Journal β„–1 (8) 2026
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C. P. Journal β„–3 (6) 2025
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C. P. Journal β„–2 2024
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The journal warmly welcomes submissions from scholars and legal professionals from various fields:
The primary requirement for submissions is their scholarly characterThe primary requirement for submissions <span>is their scholarly character</span>

Submissions must present the results of fundamental or applied legal research in the field of private law.

The journal publishes worksThe journal publishes works

within this subject area that demonstrate high-quality legal analysis, new directions in legal thought, or research that goes beyond a mere description of particular private-law issues, however accurate such description may be.

Our principle

  • Our journal adheres to the principles of open science, and therefore
    all publications are available in open access.
  • We believe that scholarly knowledge should be a common good,
    not a privilege. That is why reading, downloading, and using
    the journal’s materials is free of charge for all users,
    without any financial or technical barriers.
  • In this way, we promote the free circulation of ideas,
    international scholarly dialogue, and the improvement of research quality,
    since openness makes science more transparent, accessible, and influential.
  • The journal does not charge any publication fees;
    submission and publication of articles are free of charge for authors.

For further details about the journal, please refer to the relevant pages:

  1. Aims and Scope
  2. Open Access Statement
  3. Peer-review Process
  4. Copyright and Licensing
  5. Instructions for Authors
  6. Publication Ethics and Integrity
  7. Editorial Board

Have an idea?

Our journal is the place where your idea will be heard. Submit your article to one of the upcoming issues.
Open call for authors for the following issues:

Expected release date:
September 2026

β„–10

Issue topics: Interest in Civil Law Relations

Submit an article

Expected release date:
December 2026

β„–11

Issue topics: Invalidity of Legal Transactions

Submit an article

You can find detailed information on the conditions for submission, manuscript formatting requirements, and the procedure for reviewing materials on the page

Instructions for authors

Editorial Board

Bohdan Karnaukh

Editor-in-Chief

Doctor of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of Civil Law, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University

Ukraine

Katya Assaf-Zakharov

Member of the Editorial Board

Associate Professor, Faculty of Law and the DAAD Center for German Studies, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel

Ricardo Pazos Castro

Member of the Editorial Board

PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer, Universidad Pontificia Comillas (Spain)

Spain

Lisa Maria Herzog

Member of the Editorial Board

Doctor of Economics, Professor, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG) (the Netherlands)

The Netherlands

Kateryna Nekit

Member of the Editorial Board

Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Private Law Department, National University “Odesa Law Academy”

Ukraine

NataliiaΒ Filatova-Bilous

Member of the Editorial Board

PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Justice, Arbitration and Private International Law, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University

Ukraine

Lina Doroshenko

Member of the Editorial Board

Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Economic and Administrative Law, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University

Ukraine

Nataliia Mazaraki

Member of the Editorial Board

Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of International, Civil and Commercial Law, State University of Trade and Economics

Ukraine

Roman Tashian

Member of the Editorial Board

Doctor of Legal Science, Associate Professor, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University

Ukraine

Arsen Isaiev

Member of the Editorial Board

PhD in Law, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Civil Law, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University

Ukraine

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