Journal profile · LAW
Rabels Zeitschrift fur Auslandisches und Internationales Privatrecht
ISSN 0033-7250 · eISSN 1868-7059
Rabels Zeitschrift fur Auslandisches und Internationales Privatrecht: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 72 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Rabels Zeitschrift fur Auslandisches und Internationales Privatrecht 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 Law and Political Science, European and International Contract Law and Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction, together about 42.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Continuing in its original tradition, it serves today as a global forum for scholarly exchange in the fields of private international law and international civil procedure, comparative law, and transnational private law. Articles on central topics written by authors from around the world are published in German, English, or French under an open-access model. Since its founding in 1927, the Rabel Journal has stimulated the reasoning and decision-making process of the academic community, legislators, and legal practitioners by sharing global experiences and opinions on all aspects of comparative law and the interconnection of legal systems. A key aim of the journal is identifying and analysing European and global developments in the field of private international law and international civil procedure. The journal also aims to perform a fundamentally comparative - and often interdisciplinary - examination of the manifold topics and methods encountered across private and commercial law. As a journal of an archival nature, the Rabel Journal provides a forum for in-depth essays on topics of lasting importance and not those driven solely by current events. Issues are addressed from an analytical, rather than merely descriptive, perspective, thereby placing significant developments in an international context. The Materials Section documents important new legislative texts and regulations, often in translation and with explanatory notes. A broadly themed Review Section presents and appraises domestic and international literature.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Law and Political ScienceSocial Sciences15.6%
- European and International Contract LawSocial Sciences13.8%
- Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionSocial Sciences13.5%
- Diverse Legal and Medical StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting8.9%
- Corporate Governance and LawBusiness, Management and Accounting8%
- Historical Legal Studies and SocietySocial Sciences5.1%
- Comparative and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial 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.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
JSTORPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 76.79%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,411 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| 2025 | 72 | 72 | 3 |
| 2024 | 71 | 71 | 11 |
| 2023 | 87 | 87 | 22 |
| 2022 | 94 | 94 | 70 |
| 2021 | 100 | 99 | 20 |
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
- Submission to publication
- 70 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 4 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Editorial review, Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
Article types accepted4
- articlesArticles on central topics written by authors from around the world are published in German, English, or French under an open-access model.Length not stated
- editorialAcceptance for publication will be confirmed in writing and is subject to the condition that the manuscript has neither been published nor submitted for publica…Length not stated
- materialsThe Materials Section documents important new legislative texts and regulations, often in translation and with explanatory notes.Length not stated
- reviewsA broadly themed Review Section presents and appraises domestic and international literature.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Publication ethics
Plagiarism screening Model summary
Plagiarism software will be used to check a number of randomly selected submissions as well as submissions deemed suspicious.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY 4.0 license Model summary
By submitting their work, authors agree that their contributions will, if accepted, be published under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Subscribe-to-Open (S2O) model Model summary
The journal is published under the Subscribe-to-Open (S2O) model.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprint posting permitted (initial version only) Model summary
Authors may publish preprint versions of their manuscript online under the following conditions: Only the initial version submitted to the Rabel Journal may be posted online; subsequent versions modified as a result of the peer review process may not be published online as preprints.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Green OA permitted for published article Model summary
Authors are permitted to upload to institutional or subject-specific repositories a PDF file of their published article which has been licensed CC BY 4.0.
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
- ISSN
- 0033-7250
- Electronic ISSN
- 1868-7059
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Rabels Zeitschrift fur Auslandisches und Internationales Privatrecht
What CAS zone is Rabels Zeitschrift fur Auslandisches und Internationales Privatrecht in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Rabels Zeitschrift fur Auslandisches und Internationales Privatrecht 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 Rabels Zeitschrift fur Auslandisches und Internationales Privatrecht?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Rabels Zeitschrift fur Auslandisches und Internationales Privatrecht is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ.
Is Rabels Zeitschrift fur Auslandisches und Internationales Privatrecht open access, and what is the APC?
Rabels Zeitschrift fur Auslandisches und Internationales Privatrecht is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .