Journal profile · HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Cuadernos de Historia del Derecho
ISSN 1133-7613 · eISSN 1988-2521
Cuadernos de Historia del Derecho: CAS Zone 4 · History (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 7 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cuadernos de Historia del Derecho is in Zone 4 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Medieval and Early Modern Iberia, Historical Studies in Latin America and Historical Studies on Spain, together about 38.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are History. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cuadernos de Historia del Derecho (ISSN 1133-7613, ISSN-e 1988-2541) is an annual journal founded in 1993 by the History of Law Department at the Complutense University of Madrid. It includes topics on both the History of Law and the History of Institutions in Spanish, French, Italian and English. It aims to cover the whole European and Spanish-American cultural geographic field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 4 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Medieval and Early Modern IberiaArts and Humanities14.6%
- Historical Studies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences13.2%
- Historical Studies on SpainArts and Humanities10.7%
- Classical Studies and Legal HistoryArts and Humanities8.2%
- Medieval Iberian StudiesArts and Humanities5.5%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Historical Art and Architecture StudiesArts and Humanities5.2%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | 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
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 186 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 3 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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
- 1133-7613
- Electronic ISSN
- 1988-2521
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 32 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cuadernos de Historia del Derecho
What CAS zone is Cuadernos de Historia del Derecho in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cuadernos de Historia del Derecho is in Zone 4 of History, and in Zone 4 of the minor category History of Social Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Where are the editorial board members of Cuadernos de Historia del Derecho based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Cuadernos de Historia del Derecho?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cuadernos de Historia del Derecho is indexed in ESCI.
Is Cuadernos de Historia del Derecho open access, and what is the APC?
Cuadernos de Historia del Derecho 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .