Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-History
Australian Journal of Human Rights
ISSN 1323-238X · eISSN 2573-573X · Taylor & Francis
Australian Journal of Human Rights: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 265 days to acceptance (27 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 48% (journal website); 31 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Journal of Human Rights is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal Rights and Human Rights, International Law and Human Rights and Discrimination and Equality Law, together about 37.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Australian Journal of Human Rights (AJHR) is Australia’s first peer reviewed journal devoted exclusively to human rights development in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and internationally. The journal aims to raise awareness of human rights issues in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region by providing a forum for scholarship and discussion. The AJHR examines legal aspects of human rights, along with associated philosophical, historical, economic and political considerations, across a range of issues, including aboriginal ownership of land, racial discrimination and vilification, human rights in the criminal justice system, children’s rights, homelessness, immigration, asylum and detention, corporate accountability, disability standards and free speech. Further details of the Journal’s peer review policy can be found here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-History
Editor-in-chief Maree HigginsPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Australia 3 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences16.7%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences15.1%
- Discrimination and Equality LawSocial Sciences5.8%
- Migration, Racism, and Human RightsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Law, Rights, and FreedomsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Human Rights and DevelopmentSocial Sciences4.2%
- Commonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismSocial Sciences4.2%
- Indigenous Peoples' Rights and LawSocial Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q1 | 349/1936 | 81st |
| Philosophy | Q2 | 254/891 | 71st |
| Law | Q3 | 626/1162 | 46th |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | 925/1530 | 39th |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
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
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.09LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.09Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 110OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.9OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 104,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 752 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 4 | 335 |
| 2025 | 31 | 13 | 474 |
| 2024 | 35 | 14 | 454 |
| 2023 | 46 | 19 | 556 |
| 2022 | 31 | 7 | 422 |
| 2021 | 39 | 14 | 494 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
265 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 175 days – 335 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 75 days (27 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 370 days
- Sample
- 27 articles with submission and acceptance dates (39 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 48%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 84 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 81 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Australian Journal of Human Rights is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discover…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy details available externally. Model summary
Further details of the Journal’s peer review policy can be found here.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1323-238X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2573-573X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 31, Issue 3 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Human Rights
How long does peer review take at Australian Journal of Human Rights?
Based on the dates recorded on 27 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 265 days (interquartile range 175–335 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 48%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Australian Journal of Human Rights based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Australian Journal of Human Rights?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Journal of Human Rights is indexed in Scopus.
Is Australian Journal of Human Rights open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Journal of Human Rights is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .