Journal profile · LAW
Trusts & Trustees
ISSN 1363-1780 · eISSN 1752-2110
Trusts & Trustees: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,245; 105 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Trusts & Trustees 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 Legal principles and applications, Legal Cases and Commentary and Family and Matrimonial Law, together about 58.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences29.9%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine15%
- Family and Matrimonial LawSocial Sciences13.4%
- Corporate Insolvency and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting7.3%
- Taxation and Legal IssuesBusiness, Management and Accounting7.2%
- Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionSocial Sciences4.9%
- Nonprofit Sector and VolunteeringSocial Sciences4.3%
- Corporate Taxation and AvoidanceBusiness, Management and Accounting3%
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
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
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 18.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 80LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,744 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 91 | 10 | 69 |
| 2025 | 105 | 15 | 65 |
| 2024 | 101 | 19 | 143 |
| 2023 | 113 | 22 | 130 |
| 2022 | 119 | 12 | 75 |
| 2021 | 113 | 14 | 123 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | EUR 3,756 | — | — |
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
- ISSN
- 1363-1780
- Electronic ISSN
- 1752-2110
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Trusts & Trustees
What CAS zone is Trusts & Trustees in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Trusts & Trustees 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 Trusts & Trustees?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Trusts & Trustees is indexed in ESCI.
Is Trusts & Trustees open access, and what is the APC?
Trusts & Trustees is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,245.
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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .