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Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis-Revue d Histoire du Droit-The Legal History Review
ISSN 0040-7585 · eISSN 1571-8190 · Brill
Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis-Revue d Histoire du Droit-The Legal History Review: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.14; hybrid open access; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis-Revue d Histoire du Droit-The Legal History Review is published by Brill and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Classical Studies and Legal History, Historical Legal Studies and Society and Medieval and Early Modern Justice, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Classical Studies and Legal HistoryArts and Humanities11.2%
- Historical Legal Studies and SocietySocial Sciences11%
- Medieval and Early Modern JusticeSocial Sciences6.8%
- Comparative and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences6.7%
- European Political History AnalysisArts and Humanities6.3%
- Historical Economic and Legal ThoughtSocial Sciences5.4%
- French Urban and Social StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Classical Antiquity StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIAHCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.14LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 144OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,386 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 41 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 35 | 10 | 1 |
| 2023 | 35 | 14 | 14 |
| 2022 | 36 | 15 | 35 |
| 2021 | 30 | 10 | 23 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Brill
- ISSN
- 0040-7585
- Electronic ISSN
- 1571-8190
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis-Revue d Histoire du Droit-The Legal History Review
What CAS zone is Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis-Revue d Histoire du Droit-The Legal History Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis-Revue d Histoire du Droit-The Legal History Review is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History / Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis-Revue d Histoire du Droit-The Legal History Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.14; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 35.
Which databases index Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis-Revue d Histoire du Droit-The Legal History Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis-Revue d Histoire du Droit-The Legal History Review is indexed in SSCI, AHCI and Scopus.
Is Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis-Revue d Histoire du Droit-The Legal History Review open access, and what is the APC?
Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis-Revue d Histoire du Droit-The Legal History Review is a hybrid 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: .