Journal profile · LAW
Medicine Law & Society
ISSN 2463-7955 · University of Maribor Press
Medicine Law & Society: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Medicine Law & Society is published by University of Maribor 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 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, Patient Dignity and Privacy and European and International Law Studies, together about 33% 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
- Medical Malpractice and Liability IssuesHealth Professions12.4%
- Patient Dignity and PrivacyMedicine10.8%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences9.7%
- Polish Law and Legal SystemSocial Sciences6.5%
- Reproductive Health and TechnologiesMedicine5.4%
- Ethics in medical practiceHealth Professions4.9%
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric HealthcareMedicine4.9%
- Legal and Policy IssuesSocial Sciences3.8%
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.
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
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 171 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 79 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | 45 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- University of Maribor Press
- ISSN
- 2463-7955
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Medicine Law & Society
What CAS zone is Medicine Law & Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Medicine Law & Society 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 Medicine Law & Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Medicine Law & Society is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Medicine Law & Society open access, and what is the APC?
Medicine Law & Society is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .