Journal profile · LAW
Yale Journal on Regulation
ISSN 0741-9457 · eISSN 2376-5925 · Yale Journal on Regulation
Yale Journal on Regulation: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.71; subscription journal; 44 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Yale Journal on Regulation is published by Yale Journal on Regulation 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 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, ICT Impact and Policies and Insurance and Financial Risk Management, together about 30.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Established in 1983, the Yale Journal on Regulation (JREG) is one of the top ten specialized law journals in the United States. JREG publishes in-depth scholarly articles by professors and legal practitioners twice a year.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance12.1%
- ICT Impact and PoliciesEngineering9.1%
- Insurance and Financial Risk ManagementEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.1%
- Law, logistics, and international tradeBusiness, Management and Accounting6.1%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting3%
- Public Policy and Administration ResearchSocial Sciences3%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3%
- Housing Market and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 2.71LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 44LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 16 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- articlePrint Edition – Article Beyond the Pharmaceutical Patent Arms Race Maya M. Durvasula & Lisa Larrimore Ouellette Volume 43 • Issue 3Length not stated
- bulletinBulletin Healthcare Law in the First Year After Loper Bright Abbe R. Gluck,† Elle Rothermich†† & Liam Bendicksen††† May 23, 2026Length not stated
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
- Yale Journal on Regulation
- ISSN
- 0741-9457
- Electronic ISSN
- 2376-5925
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Yale Journal on Regulation
What CAS zone is Yale Journal on Regulation in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Yale Journal on Regulation is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Yale Journal on Regulation?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.71; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 5.
Which databases index Yale Journal on Regulation?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Yale Journal on Regulation is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Yale Journal on Regulation open access, and what is the APC?
Yale Journal on Regulation 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .