Journal profile · LAW
Asian Journal of Law and Economics
ISSN 2194-6086 · eISSN 2154-4611 · Walter de Gruyter
Asian Journal of Law and Economics: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Journal of Law and Economics is published by Walter de Gruyter and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems, Corporate Finance and Governance and Legal and Constitutional Studies, together about 34.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance21.7%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- Merger and Competition AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.9%
- Insurance and Financial Risk ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.3%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 255 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 6 | 28 |
| 2024 | 18 | 8 | 13 |
| 2023 | 22 | 7 | 39 |
| 2022 | 22 | 9 | 38 |
| 2021 | 17 | 4 | 84 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 2194-6086
- Electronic ISSN
- 2154-4611
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Journal of Law and Economics
What CAS zone is Asian Journal of Law and Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asian Journal of Law and Economics is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Asian Journal of Law and Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Journal of Law and Economics is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Asian Journal of Law and Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Journal of Law and Economics is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,712.
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: .