Journal metric profile

HARVARD JOURNAL ON LEGISLATION

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 0.600 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 0.600 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q2 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 204/434 Recorded category rank

HARVARD JOURNAL ON LEGISLATION JCR impact factor overview

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Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

HARVARD JOURNAL ON LEGISLATION is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by HARVARD LAW SCHOOL. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 0.600, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q2.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 204 out of 434 journals in its listed category. A Q2 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 149 total citations, 14 total articles, 14 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 0.600, 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 0.600. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.390.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 10.5 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 9.8 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

HARVARD JOURNAL ON LEGISLATION is identified in this record by print ISSN 0017-808X and electronic ISSN 1943-507X. 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 nameHARVARD JOURNAL ON LEGISLATION
Abbreviated journalHARVARD J LEGIS
PublisherHARVARD LAW SCHOOL
Metric year2025
Overall rank16,044
ISSN0017-808X
eISSN1943-507X
Total cites149
Total articles14
Citable items14
Cited half-life10.5 years
Citing half-life9.8 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor0.600
5-Year Impact Factor0.600
Impact Factor without journal self-cites0.600
Journal Citation Indicator0.390
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ2
JCR category rank204/434
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of HARVARD JOURNAL ON LEGISLATION?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for HARVARD JOURNAL ON LEGISLATION is 0.600 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is HARVARD JOURNAL ON LEGISLATION?

HARVARD JOURNAL ON LEGISLATION is listed in quartile Q2. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes HARVARD JOURNAL ON LEGISLATION?

HARVARD JOURNAL ON LEGISLATION is listed as being published by HARVARD LAW SCHOOL.

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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