Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Harvard Journal of Legislation
ISSN 0017-808X · Harvard University Press
Harvard Journal of Legislation: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Harvard Journal of Legislation 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 and Constitutional Studies, Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems and Regulation and Compliance Studies, together about 25% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (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
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.9%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Regulation and Compliance StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences5.6%
- Politics, Economics, and Education PolicyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Public Administration and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.6%
- Legal Issues in EducationSocial Sciences5.6%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q3 | 656/1162 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 21 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- ISSN
- 0017-808X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Harvard Journal of Legislation
What CAS zone is Harvard Journal of Legislation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Harvard Journal of Legislation 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 Harvard Journal of Legislation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Harvard Journal of Legislation is indexed in Scopus.
Is Harvard Journal of Legislation open access, and what is the APC?
Harvard Journal of Legislation 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: .