Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies

Aims & Scope

The Cambridge Yearbook of European Legal Studies (CYELS) offers authors and readers a space for sustained reflection and conversation about the challenges facing Europe and the diverse legal contexts in which those challenges are addressed.

It identifies European Legal Studies as a broad field of legal enquiry encompassing not only European Union law but also the law emanating from the Council of Europe; comparative European public and private law; and national law in its interaction with European legal sources.

The Yearbook is a publication of the Centre for European Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.308

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	22

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16379

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	62

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Illiberalism Within: Rule of Law Backsliding in the EU

  Citation: 164

  Authors: Laurent, Kim Lane

• The Uses and Abuses of Constitutional Pluralism: Undermining the Rule of Law in the Name of Constitutional Identity in Hungary and Poland

  Citation: 47

  Authors: R Daniel, Laurent

• The European Pillar of Social Rights: An Assessment of its Meaning and Significance

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Sacha

• Revisiting the Dominant Discourse on Conditionality in the EU: The Case of EU Spending Conditionality

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Viorica

• Allowing the Right Margin: The European Court of Human Rights and The National Margin of Appreciation Doctrine: Waiver or Subsidiarity of European Review?

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Dean

• Regulatory Competition after <i>Laval</i>

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Simon

• <i>Viking</i> and <i>Laval</i>: An Introduction

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Catherine

• The Purpose of the EU Procurement Directives: Ends, Means and the Implications for National Regulatory Space for Commercial and Horizontal Procurement Policies

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Sue

• Earning Social Citizenship in the European Union: Free Movement and Access to Social Assistance Benefits Reconstructed

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Dion

• Proportionality in EU Law: A Balancing Act?

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Wolf

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