Journal profile · LAW
Legal Issues of Economic Integration
ISSN 1566-6573 · eISSN 1875-6433 · Springer Nature
Legal Issues of Economic Integration: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Legal Issues of Economic Integration is published by Springer Nature 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, European and International Law Studies and EU Law and Policy Analysis, together about 48.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (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 Sciences17.7%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences17.1%
- EU Law and Policy AnalysisSocial Sciences13.3%
- International Arbitration and Investment LawBusiness, Management and Accounting8.8%
- European Union Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.9%
- European Law and MigrationSocial Sciences5.3%
- Diverse Legal and Medical StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.2%
- Intellectual Property LawSocial Sciences3.4%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
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 | 470/1162 | 59th |
| Economics and Econometrics | Q3 | 514/755 | 31st |
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
- 0.43LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.47OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,050 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 5 | 98 |
| 2025 | 21 | 8 | 225 |
| 2024 | 19 | 9 | 200 |
| 2023 | 22 | 6 | 235 |
| 2022 | 23 | 7 | 181 |
| 2021 | 23 | 9 | 283 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 1566-6573
- Electronic ISSN
- 1875-6433
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Legal Issues of Economic Integration
What CAS zone is Legal Issues of Economic Integration in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Legal Issues of Economic Integration is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Legal Issues of Economic Integration?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Legal Issues of Economic Integration is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Legal Issues of Economic Integration open access, and what is the APC?
Legal Issues of Economic Integration 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .