Journal profile · LAW
European Constitutional Law Review
ISSN 1574-0196 · eISSN 1744-5515 · Cambridge University Press
European Constitutional Law Review: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4; fully open access; APC about USD 3,655; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Constitutional Law Review is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European and International Law Studies, European Criminal Justice and Data Protection and Taxation and Legal Issues, together about 53.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Constitutional Law Review (EuConst) is a peer-reviewed, English-language journal dedicated to the study of constitutional law in Europe. EuConst welcomes critical and rigorous doctrinal, historical, contextual and empirical approaches to constitutional law as well as normative, theoretical, interdisciplinary, or comparative perspectives, and is committed to publishing work that advances constitutional thinking and speaks to the pressing challenges facing European constitutional systems today. The journal addresses scholars, legal practitioners, policymakers, and all those engaged with contemporary constitutional debates in Europe.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editor-in-chief Leonard F. M.Publisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences26.9%
- European Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences14.3%
- Taxation and Legal IssuesBusiness, Management and Accounting12.6%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences10.7%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Human Rights and ImmigrationSocial Sciences2.8%
- International Arbitration and Investment LawBusiness, Management and Accounting2.5%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.4LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 80Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 263OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 90.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 858 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 22 |
| 2024 | 37 | 36 | 74 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | 196 |
| 2022 | 45 | 35 | 327 |
| 2021 | 44 | 33 | 244 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 33 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 3,655 / GBP 2,610 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — | |
| 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)
Article types accepted4
- articleArticle*Length not stated
- case noteCase Note*Length not stated
- reviewEuropean Constitutional Law Review publishes:Length not stated
- review essayReview Essay*Length not stated
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 1574-0196
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-5515
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Constitutional Law Review
What CAS zone is European Constitutional Law Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Constitutional Law Review is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of European Constitutional Law Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.4; CiteScore 3.7, h-index 45.
Which databases index European Constitutional Law Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Constitutional Law Review is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is European Constitutional Law Review open access, and what is the APC?
European Constitutional Law Review is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 3,655.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .