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Human Rights Quarterly
ISSN 0275-0392 · eISSN 1085-794X · Johns Hopkins University Press
Human Rights Quarterly: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.94; subscription journal; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Human Rights Quarterly is published by Johns Hopkins 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 Human Rights and Development, International Law and Human Rights and Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics, together about 50.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human Rights and DevelopmentSocial Sciences19.9%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences17.5%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities12.8%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences11.1%
- Torture, Ethics, and LawSocial Sciences3.3%
- International Human Rights and Reproductive LawSocial Sciences3.2%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences2.6%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences2.6%
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 | Political Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Political Science | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Issues | 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
- 0.94LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 968OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 23LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,383 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 43 | 8 | 7 |
| 2024 | 41 | 5 | 46 |
| 2023 | 48 | 16 | 74 |
| 2022 | 51 | 5 | 213 |
| 2021 | 62 | 5 | 215 |
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
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISSN
- 0275-0392
- Electronic ISSN
- 1085-794X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Human Rights Quarterly
What CAS zone is Human Rights Quarterly in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Human Rights Quarterly is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Political Science / Social Issues. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Human Rights Quarterly?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.94; CiteScore 2, h-index 116.
Which databases index Human Rights Quarterly?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Human Rights Quarterly is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Human Rights Quarterly open access, and what is the APC?
Human Rights Quarterly 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: .