Journal profile · MATHEMATICSSTATISTICS & PROBABILITY&-STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
LAW PROBABILITY & RISK
ISSN 1470-8396 · eISSN 1470-840X · Oxford University Press · ENGLAND
LAW PROBABILITY & RISK: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.44; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,533; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
LAW PROBABILITY & RISK is published by Oxford 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 Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems, Jury Decision Making Processes and Forensic and Genetic Research, together about 41.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Law, Probability & Risk is an online only, fully refereed journal which publishes papers dealing with topics on the interface of law and probabilistic reasoning. These are interpreted broadly to include aspects relevant to the interpretation of scientific evidence, the assessment of uncertainty and the assessment of risk. The readership includes academic lawyers, mathematicians, statisticians and social scientists with interests in quantitative reasoning. Examples include: evaluation, interpretation and presentation of evidence, estimation of compensation for serious injuries, the relevance and reliability of genetic tests for insurance purposes with consequent considerations of legal or quasi-legal criteria for allowable discrimination; legal conflicts affecting the efficiency of credit scoring on the basis of the different types of data permitted to be held by credit bureaux in the U.K., the U.S. and the rest of Europe; the detection of fraudulent transactions live, using expert systems and statistical analyses; the drafting of legislation which is scientifically sound through the involvement of scientists and statisticians at this stage of legislation. Non-evidence law topics include environmental issues, mass torts, causation, risk assessment, medical and pharmaceutical litigation involving the evaluation of epidemiological and bio-statistical evidence according to legal criteria. The primary objective of the journal is to cover issues in law, which have a scientific element, with an emphasis on statistical and probabilistic issues and the assessment of risk. Examples of topics which may be covered include communications law, computers and the law, environmental law, law and medicine, regulatory law for science and technology, identification problems (such as DNA but including other materials), sampling issues (drugs, computer pornography, fraud), offender profiling, credit scoring, risk assessment, the role of statistics and probability in drafting legislation, the assessment of competing theories of evidence (possibly with a view to forming an optimal combination of them). In addition, a whole new area is emerging in the application of computers to medicine and other safety-critical areas. New legislation is required to define the responsibility of computer experts who develop software for tackling these safety-critical problems. With a wide multidisciplinary readership and a track record of informing high profile court cases, Law, Probability & Risk
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): MATHEMATICSSTATISTICS & PROBABILITY&-STATISTICS & PROBABILITY
Editor-in-chief Jonathan J. KoehlerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 10, United Kingdom 6, Italy 3, Switzerland 2, Sweden 2 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance14.8%
- Jury Decision Making ProcessesSocial Sciences14.1%
- Forensic and Genetic ResearchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.3%
- Bayesian Modeling and Causal InferenceComputer Science5.8%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Advanced Statistical Methods and ModelsMathematics4.2%
- Artificial Intelligence in LawSocial Sciences4.2%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences4.2%
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 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Mathematics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Statistics & Probability | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.23OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 21.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 65.52%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 44,851Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 472 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 20 | 13 | 15 |
| 2024 | 15 | 12 | 40 |
| 2023 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 2022 | 13 | 4 | 75 |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 | 64 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 4,533 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Conflicts of interest Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest
Conflict of interest disclosure required Model summary
Authors The Journal requires all authors to disclose any potential conflict of interest at the point of submission. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to ensure that conflicts of interest of all authors are declared to the Journal. A conflict of interest exists when the position, activities, or relationships of an individual, whether direct or indirect, financial or non-financial…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) publicationethics.org
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licence to Publish
It is a condition of publication in Law, Probability and Risk that authors grant an exclusive licence to Oxford University Press ("OUP"). This ensures that requests from third parties to reproduce articles are handled efficiently and consistently, and will also allow the article to be as widely disseminated as possible. In granting an exclusive licence, authors may use their own material in public…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Policy
Peer review summary: Identity transparency: double anonymised Reviewer interacts with: editor Review information published: none Post publication commenting: none Model summary
The Journal uses the ANSI/NISO Standard Terminology for Peer Review. If you would like further description of the peer review terms used here, please refer to the most recent standard definitions. If further clarification is needed, please contact the editorial office at lawprj.editorialoffice@theeditorialhub.com. Peer review summary: Identity transparency: double anonymised Reviewer interacts wit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author Self-Archiving/Public Access policy
For information about this journal's policy, please visit our Author Self-Archiving policy page.
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1470-8396
- Electronic ISSN
- 1470-840X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 25, Issue 1 (January 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about LAW PROBABILITY & RISK
What CAS zone is LAW PROBABILITY & RISK in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, LAW PROBABILITY & RISK is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law / Mathematics / Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods / Statistics & Probability. 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 PROBABILITY & RISK?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.44; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 37.
What are the manuscript requirements of LAW PROBABILITY & RISK?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: 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 PROBABILITY & RISK based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (10), United Kingdom (6) and Italy (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index LAW PROBABILITY & RISK?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, LAW PROBABILITY & RISK is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is LAW PROBABILITY & RISK open access, and what is the APC?
LAW PROBABILITY & RISK is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,533.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .