Journal profile · Multiple
Annual Review of Law and Social Science
ISSN 1550-3585 · Annual Reviews Inc.
Annual Review of Law and Social Science: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.17; subscription journal; 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annual Review of Law and Social Science is published by Annual Reviews Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Judicial and Constitutional Studies, Law in Society and Culture and Crime Patterns and Interventions, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AIMS AND SCOPE OF JOURNAL: The Annual Review of Law and Social Science strives to enhance the understanding of the complex connections between law, culture, social structure, and society by focusing on social scientific studies of law and law-like systems of rules, institutions, processes, and behaviors.  
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences16.6%
- Law in Society and CultureSocial Sciences9.5%
- Crime Patterns and InterventionsSocial Sciences7.8%
- Criminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisSocial Sciences7.5%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences6.6%
- Regulation and Compliance StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Sociology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 3.17LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.71LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 322OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 514 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 28 | 40 |
| 2024 | 22 | 21 | 96 |
| 2023 | 21 | 20 | 271 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 259 |
| 2021 | 27 | 26 | 649 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Annual Reviews Inc.
- ISSN
- 1550-3585
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annual Review of Law and Social Science
What CAS zone is Annual Review of Law and Social Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annual Review of Law and Social Science is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Law / Sociology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annual Review of Law and Social Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.17; CiteScore 6.6, h-index 83.
Which databases index Annual Review of Law and Social Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annual Review of Law and Social Science is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Annual Review of Law and Social Science open access, and what is the APC?
Annual Review of Law and Social Science is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .