Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance
ISSN 2213-4506 · eISSN 2213-4514 · Brill
European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance is published by Brill and 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, Comparative and International Law Studies and European and International Law Studies, together about 30.1% 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): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences10.5%
- Comparative and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences10.1%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences9.6%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences7.7%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences6.3%
- European and International Contract LawSocial Sciences5.1%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.1%
- Comparative International Legal StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.44OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 21.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 279 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 6 | 55 |
| 2025 | 18 | 4 | 124 |
| 2024 | 31 | 8 | 77 |
| 2023 | 21 | 12 | 121 |
| 2022 | 26 | 13 | 60 |
| 2021 | 19 | 7 | 83 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Publisher
- Brill
- ISSN
- 2213-4506
- Electronic ISSN
- 2213-4514
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance
What CAS zone is European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance 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 Journal of Comparative Law and Governance?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .