Journal profile · LAW
Cahiers de Droit
ISSN 0007-974X · eISSN 1918-8218
Cahiers de Droit: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cahiers de Droit 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 French Urban and Social Studies, Legal and Social Philosophy and Social Sciences and Governance, together about 22.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences8.6%
- Legal and Social PhilosophySocial Sciences7.3%
- Social Sciences and GovernanceSocial Sciences7%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences6.7%
- Health, Medicine and SocietyHealth Professions6.2%
- Comparative and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Healthcare Systems and PracticesHealth Professions4.7%
- Canadian Identity and HistorySocial Sciences4.6%
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
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 20%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,718 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 2 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 1 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 1 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 7 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 10 |
| 2021 | 42 | 42 | 22 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- ISSN
- 0007-974X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1918-8218
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cahiers de Droit
What CAS zone is Cahiers de Droit in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cahiers de Droit 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 Cahiers de Droit?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cahiers de Droit is indexed in ESCI.
Is Cahiers de Droit open access, and what is the APC?
Cahiers de Droit is a fully open-access 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: .