Journal profile · Multiple
Law and History Review
ISSN 0738-2480 · eISSN 1939-9022 · Cambridge University Press
Law and History Review: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.08; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,550; 76 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Law and History Review is published by Cambridge University Press and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are American Constitutional Law and Politics, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies and Human auditory perception and evaluation, together about 33.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Law and History Review (LHR), a leading international legal history journal, encompasses global legal history issues. The journal's purpose is to further research in the fields of the social history of law and the history of legal ideas and institutions. LHR features articles, essays, commentaries by international authorities, and reviews of important books on legal history.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 35, Canada 3, Israel 2, Hong Kong, China 1, United Kingdom 1 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences20.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences5.8%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences5.6%
- Historical Economic and Social StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
- Law in Society and CultureSocial Sciences4.7%
- American History and CultureBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History | Zone 1 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 2 |
| Minor | History of Social Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.08LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 24Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 362OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 58LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,870 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 50 | 45 | 0 |
| 2025 | 76 | 73 | 35 |
| 2024 | 47 | 44 | 23 |
| 2023 | 64 | 52 | 95 |
| 2022 | 70 | 42 | 100 |
| 2021 | 67 | 21 | 103 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,550 / GBP 2,460 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Cambridge University Press
- ISSN
- 0738-2480
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-9022
- Society / sponsor
- American Society for Legal History
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Law and History Review
What CAS zone is Law and History Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Law and History Review is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category History / History of Social Sciences / Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Law and History Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.08; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 51.
Where are the editorial board members of Law and History Review based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (35), Canada (3) and Israel (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Law and History Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Law and History Review is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Law and History Review open access, and what is the APC?
Law and History Review is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,550.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .