Journal profile · LAW
Law Culture and the Humanities
ISSN 1743-8721 · eISSN 1743-9752 · SAGE
Law Culture and the Humanities: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,650; acceptance rate 100% (journal website); 51 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Law Culture and the Humanities is published by SAGE 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 Law in Society and Culture, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Judicial and Constitutional Studies, together about 43.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law, Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Our mission is to publish high quality work at the intersection of scholarship on law, culture, and the humanities. All commentaries, articles and review essays are peer reviewed. We provide a publishing vehicle for scholars engaged in interdisciplinary, humanistically oriented legal scholarship. View full journal description This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 23, United Kingdom 6, Australia 5, Canada 3, Israel 2 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Law in Society and CultureSocial Sciences29.6%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences7.4%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences6.1%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences5%
- Political Theology and SovereigntySocial Sciences5%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences3.8%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities3.7%
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.
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
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 3Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,086 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 14 | 5 |
| 2025 | 51 | 14 | 18 |
| 2024 | 54 | 24 | 10 |
| 2023 | 29 | 16 | 18 |
| 2022 | 35 | 6 | 17 |
| 2021 | 46 | 17 | 74 |
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 PubMed · 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 100%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 37 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
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 3,650 / GBP 2,676 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare9 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 100 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- Templates
- LaTeX and Word
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Optional
- Graphical abstract
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- AI chatbots, for example ChatGPT; author-suggested (recommended) reviewers
Article types accepted6
- articlesArticles should be between 8,000 and 10,000 words in length (including footnotes), normally, but either shorter or longer submissions may be considered on their…Length not stated
- book reviewIn addition to regular articles, LCH publishes Commentaries and book reviews. Articles should be between 8,000 and 10,000 words in length (including footnotes),…Length not stated
- book reviewsIdeas for book reviews should be submitted directly to the book review editor, Jennifer Culbert (jculbert@jhu.edu).Length not stated
- commentariesCommentaries are solicited by the Editor, but all are peer reviewed.Length not stated
- commentaryIn addition to regular articles, LCH publishes Commentaries and book reviews. Articles should be between 8,000 and 10,000 words in length (including footnotes),…Length not stated
- regular articleIn addition to regular articles, LCH publishes Commentaries and book reviews. Articles should be between 8,000 and 10,000 words in length (including footnotes),…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship 2.2 Authorship
All parties who have made a substantive contribution to the article should be listed as authors. Principal authorship, authorship order, and other publication credits should be based on the relative scientific or professional contributions of the individuals involved, regardless of their status. A student is usually listed as principal author on any multiple-authored publication that substantially…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics 3.1 Publication ethics
Sage is committed to upholding the integrity of the academic record. We encourage authors to refer to the Committee on Publication Ethics’ International Standards for Authors and view the Publication Ethics page on the Sage Author Gateway.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 3.3 Open access and author archiving
Optional open access via Sage Choice Model summary
Law, Culture and the Humanities offers optional open access publishing via the Sage Choice programme and Open Access agreements, where authors can publish open access either discounted or free of charge depending on the agreement with Sage. Find out if your institution is participating by visiting Open Access Agreements at Sage. For more information on Open Access publishing options at Sage please…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 2.1 Peer review policy
Member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Model summary
Sage does not permit the use of author-suggested (recommended) reviewers at any stage of the submission process, be that through the web-based submission system or other communication. Reviewers should be experts in their fields and should be able to provide an objective assessment of the manuscript. Our policy is that reviewers should not be assigned to a paper if:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint sharing allowed with DOI disclosure Model summary
Law, Culture and the Humanities may accept submissions of papers that have been posted on pre-print servers; please alert the Editorial Office when submitting (contact details are at the end of these guidelines) and include the DOI for the preprint when making your submission.
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
- SAGE
- ISSN
- 1743-8721
- Electronic ISSN
- 1743-9752
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Law Culture and the Humanities
What CAS zone is Law Culture and the Humanities in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Law Culture and the Humanities 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.
What is the impact factor of Law Culture and the Humanities?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 28.
What are the manuscript requirements of Law Culture and the Humanities?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 100 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; Templates: LaTeX and Word; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: Optional; Graphical abstract: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Law Culture and the Humanities based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (23), United Kingdom (6) and Australia (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Law Culture and the Humanities?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Law Culture and the Humanities is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Law Culture and the Humanities open access, and what is the APC?
Law Culture and the Humanities is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,650.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .