Journal profile · LAW
HARVARD JOURNAL OF LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY
ISSN 0193-4872 · Harvard University Press
HARVARD JOURNAL OF LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.61; subscription journal; 13 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
HARVARD JOURNAL OF LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY is published by Harvard University Press 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 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes, Legal and Constitutional Studies and American Constitutional Law and Politics, together about 50.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences22.9%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.1%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences13.8%
- Law, Rights, and FreedomsSocial Sciences11.6%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences6.3%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences3.3%
- Military and Defense StudiesSocial Sciences3.2%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences3.1%
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)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.61LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 425 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Plagiarism
- Publication ethics
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- ISSN
- 0193-4872
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about HARVARD JOURNAL OF LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY
What CAS zone is HARVARD JOURNAL OF LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, HARVARD JOURNAL OF LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY 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.
What is the impact factor of HARVARD JOURNAL OF LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.61; CiteScore 2.3, h-index 22.
Which databases index HARVARD JOURNAL OF LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, HARVARD JOURNAL OF LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is HARVARD JOURNAL OF LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY open access, and what is the APC?
HARVARD JOURNAL OF LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY 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, 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .