Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law
ISSN 1388-1906 · eISSN 1571-8158 · Brill
Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law: subscription journal; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law is published by Brill. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Law and Human Rights, Legal Rights and Human Rights and Human Rights and Development, together about 46.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences22.8%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences14.2%
- Human Rights and DevelopmentSocial Sciences9.1%
- Ombudsman and Human RightsSocial Sciences5%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences4.1%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences3.7%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences3.6%
- International Human Rights and Reproductive LawSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q3 | 755/1162 | 35th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 1079/1530 | 29th |
| Political Science and International Relations | Q3 | 545/745 | 26th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 376 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 2 | 36 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 | 79 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 101 |
| 2023 | 16 | 12 | 140 |
| 2022 | 15 | 4 | 69 |
| 2021 | 12 | 5 | 77 |
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 1388-1906
- Electronic ISSN
- 1571-8158
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law
Which databases index Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law is indexed in Scopus.
Is Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law open access, and what is the APC?
Asia-Pacific Journal on Human Rights and the Law 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; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .