Journal profile · LAW
Osgoode Hall law journal
ISSN 0030-6185 · eISSN 2817-5069 · York University Osgoode Hall Law School
Osgoode Hall law journal: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Osgoode Hall law journal is published by York University Osgoode Hall Law School and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Judicial and Constitutional Studies, Criminal Law and Evidence and Legal principles and applications, together about 25.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Osgoode Digital Commons (ODC) is an institutional repository (IR) that collects Osgoode's scholarly output and records the life and activity of the Osgoode Hall Law School under one umbrella. The aim of ODC is to preserve and provide open access to the research produced by Osgoode faculty members. ODC also hosts Osgoode's journals including one of Canada's premiere peer-reviewed law journals, the Osgoode Hall Law Journal. ODC is an excellent vehicle for working papers, copies of published articles and conference papers. Unpublished presentations, senior theses, and other scholarly works can also be published in ODC.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editor-in-chief Jennifer NadlerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences9.4%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences8.4%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences7.9%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences7.1%
- Multicultural Socio-Legal StudiesSocial Sciences6.8%
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences6.5%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Law in Society and CultureSocial Sciences6.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| 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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 256OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,151 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 5 |
| 2024 | 26 | 26 | 11 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 48 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | 136 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship
- Authorship
Authors retain all rights to their scholarly work. Model summary
ODC is a non-exclusive platform, which means authors retain all rights to their scholarly work.
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
- York University Osgoode Hall Law School
- ISSN
- 0030-6185
- Electronic ISSN
- 2817-5069
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 62, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Osgoode Hall law journal
What CAS zone is Osgoode Hall law journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Osgoode Hall law journal is in Zone 3 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.
Which databases index Osgoode Hall law journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Osgoode Hall law journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Osgoode Hall law journal open access, and what is the APC?
Osgoode Hall law journal 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, 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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .