Journal profile · LAW
International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies
ISSN 2050-103X · eISSN 2050-1048
International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.1 (journal website); subscription journal; 52 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies 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 European and International Law Studies, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International constitutional lawInternational human rights protectionComparative constitutional lawConstitutional theory and policyTheory of rightsPhilosophy of rightsGlobalisation and governanceConstitutional rights, constitutional freedomsMethodology of lawConstitutional politicsEU constitutionalisationMigration and multiculturalismDemocratic deficit theoryPolitical parties and electionsDigital participation, e-democracy, e-governance More on this journal... ObjectivesIn a multicultural and globalised era, IJHRCS aims to provide for the international academic audience a forum for a fruitful, ongoing and updated dialogue on the contours of modern constitutionalism by bringing together theory and praxis. Thus one the main objectives of the journal is to establish the communication between academics and policy makers, researchers and legal practitioners as well as politicians.ReadershipIJHRCS provides a vehicle to help academics, researchers, policy makers, legal practitioners, law students, politicians and the judiciary working in the fields of human rights theory and protection and constitutional studies to disseminate information, innovative argumentation and updated academic knowledge.ContentsIJHRCS publishes original papers, conference reports, jurisprudence, book reviews, notes and commentaries. Special issues devoted to important topics of human rights and constitutional studies will occasionally be published.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editor-in-chief Christina M. AkrivopoulouPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human Rights and DevelopmentSocial Sciences11.3%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences9.2%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences7.9%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences7.5%
- South Asian Studies and ConflictsSocial Sciences7.4%
- Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastSocial Sciences5.4%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences5.1%
- Human Rights and ImmigrationSocial Sciences4.9%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, J-Gate, RePEc
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.1Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 3.26%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 604 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 52 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 73 | 14 | 7 |
| 2023 | 51 | 2 | 14 |
| 2022 | 73 | 0 | 24 |
| 2021 | 79 | 0 | 18 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Open Access
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access
There are no fees for publishing with Inderscience, unless you require your article to be OA. OA articles accepted for publication are available online and freely accessible to all without any restriction except use for commercial purposes; a fee must be paid by the author(s) for an article to be made OA. Open Access papers may be published according to the Inderscience Open Access option.
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
- ISSN
- 2050-103X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2050-1048
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies
What CAS zone is International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies 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 International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.1 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 7.
Which databases index International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .