Journal profile · LAW
Istanbul Hukuk Mecmuasi
ISSN 2636-7734 · eISSN 2667-6974 · Istanbul University Press · Türkiye
Istanbul Hukuk Mecmuasi: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 27 weeks (community reports); 53 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Istanbul Hukuk Mecmuasi is published by Istanbul 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 Legal Issues in Turkey, Diverse Legal and Medical Studies and Public Administration and Governance, together about 52.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal Issues in TurkeySocial Sciences29.5%
- Diverse Legal and Medical StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting14.7%
- Public Administration and GovernanceSocial Sciences8.7%
- European and International Contract LawSocial Sciences3.6%
- Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionSocial Sciences3.6%
- Turkish Urban and Social IssuesSocial Sciences3.6%
- Law, logistics, and international tradeBusiness, Management and Accounting3.6%
- Ottoman and Turkish StudiesArts and Humanities3.4%
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 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
ESCIDOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 370 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 63 | 3 |
| 2025 | 53 | 53 | 16 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 50 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
| 2022 | 50 | 50 | 81 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 92 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
Too few articlesOnly 1 articles from the last 24 months carry both submission and acceptance dates, too few for a median
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 27 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Istanbul University Press
- Country or region
- Türkiye
- Language
- Turkish, English
- ISSN
- 2636-7734
- Electronic ISSN
- 2667-6974
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Istanbul Hukuk Mecmuasi
What CAS zone is Istanbul Hukuk Mecmuasi in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Istanbul Hukuk Mecmuasi 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.
How long does peer review take at Istanbul Hukuk Mecmuasi?
Authors report an average review time of about 27 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Istanbul Hukuk Mecmuasi?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Istanbul Hukuk Mecmuasi is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Istanbul Hukuk Mecmuasi open access, and what is the APC?
Istanbul Hukuk Mecmuasi is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .