Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Law and Ethics of Human Rights
ISSN 1938-2545 · Walter de Gruyter
Law and Ethics of Human Rights: subscription journal; APC about USD 2,712; 11 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Law and Ethics of Human Rights is published by Walter de Gruyter. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Legal Rights and Human Rights and Judicial and Constitutional Studies, together about 30.3% 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): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences11.3%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences11%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences8%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences7.8%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences7.8%
- Religious Freedom and DiscriminationSocial Sciences5.7%
- Multicultural Socio-Legal StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Law, Rights, and FreedomsSocial Sciences4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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 | 452/1162 | 61st |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q2 | 704/1530 | 53rd |
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 267 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 3 | 182 |
| 2025 | 11 | 5 | 217 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 212 |
| 2023 | 11 | 8 | 226 |
| 2022 | 14 | 8 | 206 |
| 2021 | 11 | 4 | 220 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,400 | — | — |
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
- 1938-2545
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Law and Ethics of Human Rights
Which databases index Law and Ethics of Human Rights?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Law and Ethics of Human Rights is indexed in Scopus.
Is Law and Ethics of Human Rights open access, and what is the APC?
Law and Ethics of Human Rights is a subscription journal. 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: .