Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies
ISSN 2498-5473 · eISSN 2560-1067 · Akademiai Kiado
Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies is published by Akademiai Kiado. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European and International Law Studies, Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies and Judicial and Constitutional Studies, together about 30.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies presents the achievements of the legal sciences and legal scholars in Hungary and details of the Hungarian legislation and legal literature. The journal accepts articles from every field of the legal sciences. Recently, the editors have encouraged contributions from outside Hungary, with the aim of covering the legal sciences in the whole of Central and Eastern Europe. Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies publishes book reviews as well.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief Éva JAKABPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences12.7%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences10.9%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences6.9%
- Historical Legal Studies and SocietySocial Sciences5.6%
- Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionSocial Sciences5.3%
- Discrimination and Equality LawSocial Sciences4.6%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Minority Rights and LanguagesSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 | Q2 | 384/1162 | 66th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Information technology and the Law, International Bibliographies IBZ and IBR, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Cabell's Directories, HeinOnlinePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher)
- 0.25Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.67OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 271 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 6 | 105 |
| 2025 | 16 | 13 | 139 |
| 2024 | 40 | 26 | 113 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 121 |
| 2022 | 35 | 34 | 61 |
| 2021 | 31 | 30 | 33 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | EUR 900 | — | — |
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 accepted2
- articlesThe journal accepts articles from every field of the legal sciences.Length not stated
- book reviewsHungarian Journal of Legal Studies publishes book reviews as well.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
Encourages contributions from outside Hungary, aiming to cover legal sciences in Central and Eastern Europe. Model summary
Recently, the editors have encouraged contributions from outside Hungary, with the aim of covering the legal sciences in the whole of Central and Eastern Europe.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Publishes book reviews. Model summary
Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies publishes book reviews as well.
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
- Akademiai Kiado
- ISSN
- 2498-5473
- Electronic ISSN
- 2560-1067
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies
Which databases index Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies is indexed in Scopus.
Is Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .