Journal profile · LAW
Law and Development Review
ISSN 2194-6523 · eISSN 1943-3867 · Walter de Gruyter
Law and Development Review: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Law and Development Review 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 World Trade Organization Law, International Arbitration and Investment Law and Human Rights and Development, together about 25.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are 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
- World Trade Organization LawSocial Sciences10%
- International Arbitration and Investment LawBusiness, Management and Accounting7.7%
- Human Rights and DevelopmentSocial Sciences7.7%
- Evolving Legal Systems and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.4%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.3%
- Corruption and Economic DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.5%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.8%
- Comparative and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences4.7%
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 | 465/1162 | — |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 152/283 | — |
| Development | Q3 | 198/314 | — |
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
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.61OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 418 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41 | 4 | 152 |
| 2025 | 13 | 1 | 196 |
| 2024 | 31 | 8 | 234 |
| 2023 | 15 | 6 | 203 |
| 2022 | 14 | 3 | 171 |
| 2021 | 29 | 8 | 165 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Secondary publication of your own articles from this journal in Open Access
Secondary publication of own articles in Open Access Model summary
Publisher's Open Access Policy Publisher / Provider: de Gruyter Open policy finder: Find the publisher's Open Access policy in Open policy finder
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
- Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 2194-6523
- Electronic ISSN
- 1943-3867
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Law and Development Review
What CAS zone is Law and Development Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Law and Development Review 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 Law and Development Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Law and Development Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Law and Development Review open access, and what is the APC?
Law and Development Review 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .