Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Asian Journal of Comparative Law
ISSN 1932-0205 · Cambridge University Press
Asian Journal of Comparative Law: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,550; 36 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Journal of Comparative Law is published by Cambridge University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative and International Law Studies, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Judicial and Constitutional Studies, together about 40.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Asian Journal of Comparative Law (AsJCL) is the leading Gold Open Access forum for research and discussion of the law and legal systems of Asia. It embraces work that is theoretical, empirical, socio-legal, doctrinal or comparative that relates to one or more Asian legal systems, as well as work that compares one or more Asian legal systems with non-Asian systems. The Journal seeks articles which display an intimate knowledge of Asian legal systems, and thus provide a window into the way they work in practice. The AsJCL is an initiative of the Asian Law Institute (ASLI), an association established by thirteen leading law schools in Asia and with a rapidly expanding membership base across Asia and in other regions around the world.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief Arif A. JAMALPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Singapore 14, Australia 7, Hong Kong, China 6, United States 4, Japan 4 (53 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences17.2%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences11.9%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences11.2%
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences5%
- Religious Freedom and DiscriminationSocial Sciences4.9%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences4%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences3.5%
- Corporate Governance and LawBusiness, Management and Accounting3.5%
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
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q2 | 330/1162 | — |
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
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 560 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 163 |
| 2025 | 36 | 30 | 229 |
| 2024 | 29 | 19 | 264 |
| 2023 | 32 | 19 | 238 |
| 2022 | 26 | 16 | 233 |
| 2021 | 36 | 16 | 199 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- articleArticle types published: Article* Review Essay* Book Review**Length not stated
- book reviewArticle types published: Article* Review Essay* Book Review**Length not stated
- review essayArticle types published: Article* Review Essay* Book Review**Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open Access
Open access from 24 November 2025 with Creative Commons licence Model summary
AsJCL became a Gold Open Access journal as of Volume 21 (2026).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review process for manuscripts. Model summary
AsJCL applies a double-blind peer review process for manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 1932-0205
- Print ISSN
- 2194-6078
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Journal of Comparative Law
Where are the editorial board members of Asian Journal of Comparative Law based?
Of the 53 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Singapore (14), Australia (7) and Hong Kong, China (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asian Journal of Comparative Law?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Journal of Comparative Law is indexed in Scopus.
Is Asian Journal of Comparative Law open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Journal of Comparative Law is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,550.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .