Journal profile · LAW
Mexican Law Review
ISSN 1870-0578 · eISSN 2448-5306 · Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Mexican Law Review: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Mexican Law Review is published by Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico 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 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Judicial and Constitutional Studies and Legal processes and jurisprudence, together about 27.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Mexican Law Review is a forum for the debate, research, and analysis of Mexican, Latin American, and comparative law.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editor-in-chief John Ackerman. ReservationPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences11.1%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences8.7%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences7.4%
- International Arbitration and Investment LawBusiness, Management and Accounting6.8%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences6.3%
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology AnalysesEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSocial Sciences4.5%
- Political Dynamics in Latin AmericaSocial Sciences4.5%
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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 339 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 3 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 50 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | 23 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | 31 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
- ISSN
- 1870-0578
- Electronic ISSN
- 2448-5306
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Mexican Law Review
What CAS zone is Mexican Law Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Mexican Law Review 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 Mexican Law Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Mexican Law Review is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Mexican Law Review open access, and what is the APC?
Mexican Law Review is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .