Journal profile · LAW
Derecho y Ciencias Sociales
ISSN 1853-0982 · eISSN 1852-2971
Derecho y Ciencias Sociales: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 6 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Derecho y Ciencias Sociales 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 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Criminal Justice and Penology and Legal processes and jurisprudence, together about 44.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences18%
- Criminal Justice and PenologySocial Sciences15.3%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences11.4%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Family and Matrimonial LawSocial Sciences3.9%
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcareMedicine3.9%
- Social Sciences and PoliciesSocial Sciences3.9%
- Social Issues and Policies in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences3.6%
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
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 54.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 255 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 25 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 7 |
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
- 1853-0982
- Electronic ISSN
- 1852-2971
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Derecho y Ciencias Sociales
What CAS zone is Derecho y Ciencias Sociales in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Derecho y Ciencias Sociales 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 Derecho y Ciencias Sociales?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Derecho y Ciencias Sociales is indexed in ESCI.
Is Derecho y Ciencias Sociales open access, and what is the APC?
Derecho y Ciencias Sociales 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: .