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European Journal of International Law
ISSN 0938-5428 · eISSN 1464-3596 · Oxford University Press
European Journal of International Law: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,849; 75 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Journal of International Law is published by Oxford 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 International Law and Human Rights, Global Peace and Security Dynamics and International Arbitration and Investment Law, together about 48.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
EJIL is “an ecosystem” for reflection on international law, consisting of the journal, the blog EJIL: Talk!, the podcast EJIL: The Podcast!, the video-series EJIL: Live! and social media presence. The ecosystem is more than the sum of its parts: through close collaboration, the parts of the ecosystem allow new ideas about international law to reach the broadest possible audience. With its openness to diverse styles and approaches to international legal scholarship and evolving rubrics which nurture distinct modes of scholarship and foster debate on current controversial issues, the journal offers readers and authors a unique opportunity to engage with leading thinking on international law. We aim for each issue to provide a menu of articles from which any International Law scholar, regardless of specific interests and specialization, will find articles of relevance and interest.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Sarah NouwenPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences26.6%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences12.7%
- International Arbitration and Investment LawBusiness, Management and Accounting9.5%
- International Law and AviationSocial Sciences6.6%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences6.4%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities4.8%
- World Trade Organization LawSocial Sciences4.5%
- Human Rights and DevelopmentSocial Sciences3.5%
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 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.88LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,018OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 40.54%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 39LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,703 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 75 | 43 | 20 |
| 2024 | 77 | 53 | 75 |
| 2023 | 67 | 57 | 274 |
| 2022 | 73 | 34 | 457 |
| 2021 | 102 | 43 | 458 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | GBP 2,919 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted6
- articlesArticles Negar Mansouri, The Colonial Aftertaste: Algerian Wine, the French Appellation of Origin and the European Sovereignty-Property Complex in International…Length not stated
- critical review of jurisprudenceCritical Review of Jurisprudence Salvatore Fabio Nicolosi, Türkan Ertuna Lagrand, Integrating Gender Equality into International Refugee Law: The Contribution o…Length not stated
- editorialEditorial: EJIL’s First Policy on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence; In This Issue; In This Issue – Reviews (free fulltext)Length not stated
- ejil debate!EJIL Debate! Christiane Ahlborn, Statehood and International Organization: Rethinking Their Conceptual Relationship with Reference to Customary International La…Length not stated
- focus: the history of international investment lawFocus: The History of International Investment Law Alexis Galán, Nicolás M Perrone, The Negotiations of the OECD Draft Convention on the Protection of Foreign P…Length not stated
- roaming chargesRoaming Charges Places with a Soul: Life – It’s Never Black or WhiteLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access
- AI use
EJIL’s First Policy on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Model summary
Editorial: EJIL’s First Policy on the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Free Access after one year Model summary
All articles are available in Free Access one year after publication in the EJIL archive.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 0938-5428
- Electronic ISSN
- 1464-3596
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Journal of International Law
What CAS zone is European Journal of International Law in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, European Journal of International Law is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Law / International Relations. 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 Journal of International Law?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.88; CiteScore 4, h-index 128.
Which databases index European Journal of International Law?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Journal of International Law is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is European Journal of International Law open access, and what is the APC?
European Journal of International Law is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,849.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .