Journal profile · LAW
European Company Law
ISSN 1572-4999 · eISSN 1875-6530
European Company Law: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 27 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Company Law 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 Corporate Governance and Law, EU Law and Policy Analysis and Taxation and Legal Issues, together about 48.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting 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
- Corporate Governance and LawBusiness, Management and Accounting30.9%
- EU Law and Policy AnalysisSocial Sciences9.9%
- Taxation and Legal IssuesBusiness, Management and Accounting7.8%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine7.7%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7.6%
- Finance, Markets, and RegulationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.4%
- Corporate Insolvency and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4%
- Governance, Compliance, and SustainabilityBusiness, Management and Accounting3.6%
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
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 938 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 4 | 48 |
| 2025 | 27 | 10 | 76 |
| 2024 | 19 | 8 | 81 |
| 2023 | 24 | 5 | 101 |
| 2022 | 27 | 7 | 84 |
| 2021 | 28 | 13 | 190 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- 1572-4999
- Electronic ISSN
- 1875-6530
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Company Law
What CAS zone is European Company Law in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Company Law 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 European Company Law?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Company Law is indexed in ESCI.
Is European Company Law open access, and what is the APC?
European Company Law is a subscription 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: .