Journal profile · LAW
ICL Journal-Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law
ISSN 2306-3734 · eISSN 1995-5855 · Walter de Gruyter
ICL Journal-Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,712; 23 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
ICL Journal-Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law is published by Walter de Gruyter 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 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, European and International Law Studies and Judicial and Constitutional Studies, together about 46.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences17.2%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences14.9%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences14.2%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences8%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences6.5%
- Discrimination and Equality LawSocial Sciences3.6%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences3.1%
- Law, Rights, and FreedomsSocial Sciences3%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| 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 | Q2 | 552/1162 | 52nd |
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
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 24.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 680 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 17 | 70 |
| 2025 | 23 | 9 | 146 |
| 2024 | 32 | 19 | 134 |
| 2023 | 21 | 17 | 131 |
| 2022 | 19 | 10 | 89 |
| 2021 | 20 | 16 | 170 |
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 | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 2306-3734
- Electronic ISSN
- 1995-5855
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ICL Journal-Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law
What CAS zone is ICL Journal-Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ICL Journal-Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. 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.
Which databases index ICL Journal-Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ICL Journal-Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is ICL Journal-Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law open access, and what is the APC?
ICL Journal-Vienna Journal on International Constitutional Law is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,712.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .