Journal profile · LAW
Queen's law journal
ISSN 0316-778X
Queen's law journal: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 7 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Queen's law journal 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, International Law and Human Rights and Judicial and Constitutional Studies, together about 23.3% 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
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences10%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences6.7%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences6.7%
- scientometrics and bibliometrics researchDecision Sciences3.3%
- Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsDecision Sciences3.3%
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingPsychology3.3%
- Local Government Finance and DecentralizationSocial Sciences3.3%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- h-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 7LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 12 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
- ISSN
- 0316-778X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Queen's law journal
What CAS zone is Queen's law journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Queen's law journal 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 Queen's law journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Queen's law journal is indexed in ESCI.
Is Queen's law journal open access, and what is the APC?
Queen's law journal 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .