Journal profile · LAW
International Journal of Law and Management
ISSN 1754-243X · eISSN 1754-2448 · Emerald
International Journal of Law and Management: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 56 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Law and Management is published by Emerald 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 Labor Law and Work Dynamics, Corporate Finance and Governance and Legal and Labor Studies, together about 28.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Labor Law and Work DynamicsSocial Sciences10.9%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting9.8%
- Legal and Labor StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting8%
- Corporate Governance and LawBusiness, Management and Accounting7.2%
- Corporate Governance and Financial ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Corporate Social Responsibility ReportingBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
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 | Q1 | 64/1162 | 94th |
| Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management | Q2 | 74/254 | 71st |
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
- 5.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.96LetPub ·
- h-index
- 53OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 363OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.3%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,222 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 5 | 1,205 |
| 2025 | 56 | 7 | 1,739 |
| 2024 | 77 | 4 | 1,918 |
| 2023 | 50 | 7 | 2,132 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 1,807 |
| 2021 | 28 | 4 | 1,433 |
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
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 1754-243X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1754-2448
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Law and Management
What CAS zone is International Journal of Law and Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Law and Management 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 International Journal of Law and Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Law and Management is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is International Journal of Law and Management open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Law and Management 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: .