Zeitschrift für Rechtssoziologie
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Edited by:
Alfons Bora
About this journal
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About the Journal
Established in 1980, the „Zeitschrift für Rechtssoziologie – The German Journal of Law and Society" offers a forum for the academic analysis of law in its societal context and on the relationship between law and society. The notion of ‘society’ is interpreted broadly. The journal publishes contributions from all disciplines as long as the relationship between law and society can be identified as a core theme. Papers with a theoretical focus and empirically-based analyses are equally welcome. We also publish essays that do not follow the typical format of a journal article as long as the arguments and reasoning are of an academic standard. The journal also features a book review section which discusses recent sociology of law texts published in Germany and other countries. Submissions may be written in German or English.
Only original contributions will be published. However, contributions to the journal may be republished elsewhere provided that the place of first publication is cited.
An overview over the development of the journal can be found in: Cottier Michelle, Die Zeitschrift für Rechtssoziologie: seit bald 40 Jahren Kristallisationspunkt und Kommunikationsarena der deutschsprachigen Rechtssoziologie, in: Christian Boulanger (Hrsg.) "Rechtssoziologisch publizieren" – Dokumentation eines Rundtischgespräches, 26.03.2019, https://barblog.hypotheses.org/cottier-zeitschrift-fuer-rechtssoziologie.
Peer review
Contributions will be subject to a double blind peer review process, where necessary more than once, involving at least two external referees before the editors take a decision on publication.
Publication frequency
The journal is published twice a year and is included in the abstracting services of Sociological Abstracts and SOLIS – Sozialwissenschaftliches Literaturinformationssystem (a German social science database).
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Issue 2Special Issue: Wege zur Solidarität – Konzeptionelle Wurzeln des modernen Sozialstaates in Frankreich und Deutschland Gastherausgebende: Prof. Dr. Achim Seifert und Prof. Dr. Eva Kocher
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Issue 1Themed Issue: The influence of media and the influence of new technologies on law: socio-legal-approach/Der Einfluss der Medien und der Einfluss der neuen Technologien auf das Recht: Rechtssoziologischer Ansatz Guest Editors: Stefan Machura, Iker Nabaskues Martínez de Eulate, und Francisco Javier Fernández Galarreta
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Volume 45 | Issue 2 Special Issue: Wege zur Solidarität – Konzeptionelle Wurzeln des modernen Sozialstaates in Frankreich und Deutschland Gastherausgebende: Prof. Dr. Achim Seifert und Prof. Dr. Eva Kocher
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Volume 44 | Issue 1 Special Issue: Society’s Constitutions Guest Editors: Malte-Christian Gruber Vagias Karavas Gunther Teubner
| CiteScore | 0.4 | 2024, Scopus (Elsevier B.V., 2025) |
| SCImago Journal Rank | 0.147 | 2024, SJR (Scimago Lab, 2025; Data Source: Scopus) |
| Source Normalized Impact per Paper | 0.447 | 2024, CWTS Journal Indicators (CWTS B.V., 2025; Data Source: Scopus) |
Submission of manuscripts
We ask that you submit your text to our submission platform http://submissions.zfrsoz.info, including an anonymized version that does not allow conclusions about the authors.
For further instructions for manuscript preparation please refer to guidelines.
Editors
Alfons Bora, Universität Bielefeld, Deutschland
Michelle Cottier, Universität Genf, Schweiz
Walter Fuchs, Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin, Deutschland (Redakteur, verantwortlich)
Pierre Guibentif, Dinâmia’CET-IUL, ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
Vagias Karavas, Universität Luzern, Schweiz
Andrea Kretschmann, Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, Deutschland
Stefan Machura, Bangor University, UK
Doris Schweitzer, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
Advisory Board
Brun-Otto Bryde (Gießen)
Susanne Karstedt (Mt. Gravatt)
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