Journal metric profile

MODERN LAW REVIEW

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.500 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.500 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 78/434 Recorded category rank

MODERN LAW REVIEW JCR impact factor overview

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Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

MODERN LAW REVIEW is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by WILEY. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.500, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q1.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 78 out of 434 journals in its listed category. A Q1 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 1,671 total citations, 48 total articles, 50 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 1.500, which is equal to the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.400. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 1.490.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 13.7 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 12 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

MODERN LAW REVIEW is identified in this record by print ISSN 0026-7961 and electronic ISSN 1468-2230. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameMODERN LAW REVIEW
Abbreviated journalMOD LAW REV
PublisherWILEY
Metric year2025
Overall rank10,681
ISSN0026-7961
eISSN1468-2230
Total cites1,671
Total articles48
Citable items50
Cited half-life13.7 years
Citing half-life12 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.500
5-Year Impact Factor1.500
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.400
Journal Citation Indicator1.490
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank78/434
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Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of MODERN LAW REVIEW?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for MODERN LAW REVIEW is 1.500 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is MODERN LAW REVIEW?

MODERN LAW REVIEW is listed in quartile Q1. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes MODERN LAW REVIEW?

MODERN LAW REVIEW is listed as being published by WILEY.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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