Law & Legal Studies Journals
This page groups approved journals assigned to Law & Legal Studies within the broader Law classification used by Journals Impact Factors.
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231 results| Journal | JIF | 5-Year JIF | JCI | Quartile | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context 1889-1861 |
5.500 | 5.500 | 5.680 | Q1 | COLEGIO OFICIAL PSICOLOGOS MADRID |
| YALE LAW JOURNAL 0044-0094 |
5.200 | 5.700 | 5.760 | Q1 | YALE LAW J CO INC |
| VIRGINIA LAW REVIEW 0042-6601 |
3.900 | 3.000 | 3.030 | Q1 | UNIV VIRGINIA LAW REVIEW ASSOC |
| HARVARD LAW REVIEW 0017-811X |
3.700 | 4.500 | 2.520 | Q1 | HARVARD LAW REV ASSOC |
| Hague Journal on the Rule of Law 1876-4045 |
3.300 | 2.800 | 3.930 | Q1 | SPRINGER WIEN |
| Transnational Environmental Law 2047-1025 |
3.300 | 3.600 | 2.210 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| Computer Law & Security Review 0267-3649 |
3.200 | 3.700 | 3.560 | Q1 | ELSEVIER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY |
| LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR 0147-7307 |
3.200 | 3.700 | 2.610 | Q1 | EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING FOUNDATION-AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
| MINNESOTA LAW REVIEW 0026-5535 |
3.200 | 2.000 | 1.190 | Q1 | MINN LAW REVIEW FOUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA LAW REVIEW 0041-9907 |
3.100 | 3.000 | 1.970 | Q1 | UNIV PENN LAW SCH |
| Annual Review of Law and Social Science 1550-3585 |
3.000 | 4.200 | 2.350 | Q1 | ANNUAL REVIEWS |
| COLUMBIA LAW REVIEW 0010-1958 |
3.000 | 3.300 | 3.720 | Q1 | COLUMBIA JOURNAL TRANSNATIONAL LAW ASSOC |
| STANFORD LAW REVIEW 0038-9765 |
3.000 | 4.400 | 3.360 | Q1 | STANFORD UNIV, STANFORD LAW SCHOOL |
| UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAW REVIEW 0041-9494 |
2.900 | 2.300 | 2.920 | Q1 | UNIV CHICAGO LAW SCH |
| JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLITICS POLICY AND LAW 0361-6878 |
2.800 | 2.600 | 1.490 | Q1 | DUKE UNIV PRESS |
| JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW 0952-8873 |
2.700 | 2.400 | 1.200 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| LAW PROBABILITY & RISK 1470-8396 |
2.700 | 1.600 | 1.130 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| UCLA LAW REVIEW 0041-5650 |
2.600 | 2.500 | 2.600 | Q1 | UNIV CALIF |
| ISRAEL LAW REVIEW 0021-2237 |
2.500 | 1.600 | 2.240 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW 0029-3571 |
2.500 | 2.500 | 2.130 | Q1 | NORTHWESTERN UNIV |
| European Journal of International Law 0938-5428 |
2.400 | 1.900 | 1.520 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| International Journal of Legal Discourse 2364-8821 |
2.400 | 1.900 | 1.320 | Q1 | DE GRUYTER MOUTON |
| Journal of Law and the Biosciences 2053-9711 |
2.400 | 3.000 | 1.740 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 0002-9300 |
2.300 | 2.000 | 1.640 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| Psychological Injury & Law 1938-971X |
2.300 | 2.400 | 0.850 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
| Review of European Comparative & International Environmental Law 2050-0386 |
2.300 | 2.300 | 1.740 | Q1 | WILEY |
| VANDERBILT LAW REVIEW 0042-2533 |
2.300 | 2.400 | 2.210 | Q1 | VANDERBILT LAW REVIEW |
| CALIFORNIA LAW REVIEW 0008-1221 |
2.200 | 2.700 | 2.550 | Q1 | UNIV CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY SCH LAW |
| European Law Journal 1351-5993 |
2.200 | 1.800 | 2.250 | Q1 | WILEY |
| COMMON MARKET LAW REVIEW 0165-0750 |
2.100 | 1.900 | 1.440 | Q1 | KLUWER LAW INT |
| GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL 0016-8092 |
2.100 | 2.100 | 2.210 | Q1 | GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL ASSOC |
| International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 0927-3522 |
2.100 | 1.600 | 1.930 | Q1 | MARTINUS NIJHOFF PUBL |
| Journal of Energy & Natural Resources Law 0264-6811 |
2.100 | 2.400 | 1.190 | Q1 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW 0023-9216 |
2.100 | 3.100 | 2.070 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| DUKE LAW JOURNAL 0012-7086 |
2.000 | 2.100 | 2.320 | Q1 | DUKE UNIV |
| EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MIGRATION AND LAW 1388-364X |
2.000 | 1.600 | 1.380 | Q1 | BRILL |
| International & Comparative Law Quarterly 0020-5893 |
2.000 | 2.100 | 2.260 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW 1076-8971 |
2.000 | 2.500 | 1.390 | Q1 | AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC |
| European Constitutional Law Review 1574-0196 |
1.900 | 1.900 | 1.980 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| European Labour Law Journal 2031-9525 |
1.900 | 1.300 | 1.580 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| International Data Privacy Law 2044-3994 |
1.900 | 2.400 | 2.400 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| JOURNAL OF LAW AND SOCIETY 0263-323X |
1.900 | 1.800 | 1.260 | Q1 | WILEY |
| LEGAL AND CRIMINOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY 1355-3259 |
1.900 | 2.200 | 1.460 | Q1 | WILEY |
| Human Rights Law Review 1461-7781 |
1.800 | 1.700 | 1.280 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| ICON-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1474-2640 |
1.800 | 1.800 | 1.400 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| Journal of Legal Analysis 2161-7201 |
1.800 | 4.300 | 3.430 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| Asia Pacific Law Review 1019-2557 |
1.700 | 1.500 | 1.850 | Q1 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| BOSTON UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW 0006-8047 |
1.700 | 1.500 | 1.860 | Q1 | BOSTON UNIV LAW REVIEW |
| China-EU Law Journal 1868-5153 |
1.700 | 1.100 | 1.220 | Q1 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
| HARVARD INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL 0017-8063 |
1.700 | 0.000 | 0.620 | Q1 | HARVARD LAW SCHOOL |
| Information & Communications Technology Law 1360-0834 |
1.700 | 2.900 | 2.220 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Medical Law Review 0967-0742 |
1.700 | 1.400 | 1.320 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW 0028-7881 |
1.700 | 2.400 | 1.760 | Q1 | NEW YORK UNIV SCHOOL LAW |
| TEXAS LAW REVIEW 0040-4411 |
1.700 | 1.900 | 1.870 | Q1 | TEXAS LAW REVIEW PUBL INC |
| Asian Journal of International Law 2044-2513 |
1.600 | 1.000 | 1.010 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| INDUSTRIAL LAW JOURNAL 0305-9332 |
1.600 | 1.700 | 1.180 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| International Journal of Refugee Law 0953-8186 |
1.600 | 1.800 | 1.380 | Q1 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| Law & Policy 0265-8240 |
1.600 | 1.600 | 1.560 | Q1 | WILEY |
| Election Law Journal 1533-1296 |
1.500 | 1.800 | 1.180 | Q1 | MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC |
| Feminist Legal Studies 0966-3622 |
1.500 | 2.000 | 1.970 | Q1 | SPRINGER |
| GEORGE WASHINGTON LAW REVIEW 0016-8076 |
1.500 | 1.500 | 1.580 | Q1 | GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV |
| Journal of Corporate Law Studies 1473-5970 |
1.500 | 1.500 | 1.530 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| MICHIGAN LAW REVIEW 0026-2234 |
1.500 | 2.400 | 1.920 | Q1 | MICH LAW REV ASSOC |
| MODERN LAW REVIEW 0026-7961 |
1.500 | 1.500 | 1.490 | Q1 | WILEY |
| PSYCHOLOGY CRIME & LAW 1068-316X |
1.500 | 1.800 | 0.990 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Australian Feminist Law Journal 1320-0968 |
1.400 | 1.200 | 1.190 | Q1 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Cambridge Law Journal 0008-1973 |
1.400 | 1.700 | 1.250 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| European Convention on Human Rights Law Review 2666-3228 |
1.400 | 0.000 | 0.640 | Q1 | BRILL |
| IIC-INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND COMPETITION LAW 0018-9855 |
1.400 | 1.300 | 1.160 | Q1 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
| INDIANA LAW JOURNAL 0019-6665 |
1.400 | 1.300 | 1.200 | Q1 | INDIANA LAW JOURNAL |
| International Journal of Law Crime and Justice 1756-0616 |
1.400 | 1.400 | 1.250 | Q1 | ELSEVIER SCI LTD |
| International Sports Law Journal 1567-7559 |
1.400 | 1.400 | 1.400 | Q1 | SPRINGER HEIDELBERG |
| JOURNAL OF THE HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 1388-199X |
1.400 | 1.300 | 1.050 | Q1 | BRILL |
| Leiden Journal of International Law 0922-1565 |
1.400 | 1.600 | 1.730 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| OCEAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW 0090-8320 |
1.400 | 1.600 | 1.160 | Q1 | TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
| SOCIAL & LEGAL STUDIES 0964-6639 |
1.400 | 2.700 | 1.110 | Q1 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD |
| WASHINGTON LAW REVIEW 0043-0617 |
1.400 | 1.300 | 0.850 | Q1 | UNIV WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF LAW |
| BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES & THE LAW 0735-3936 |
1.300 | 1.900 | 0.920 | Q1 | WILEY |
| CRIME LAW AND SOCIAL CHANGE 0925-4994 |
1.300 | 1.600 | 0.620 | Q2 | SPRINGER |
| International Journal of Law in Context 1744-5523 |
1.300 | 1.200 | 0.930 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW & CRIMINOLOGY 0091-4169 |
1.300 | 2.000 | 0.710 | Q1 | NORTHWESTERN UNIV |
| Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 1740-1453 |
1.300 | 1.800 | 1.510 | Q1 | WILEY |
| Journal of Law and Courts 2164-6570 |
1.300 | 1.700 | 1.400 | Q1 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| NOTRE DAME LAW REVIEW 0745-3515 |
1.300 | 1.200 | 1.530 | Q1 | NOTRE DAME LAW SCHOOL |
| Polar-Political and Legal Anthropology Review 1081-6976 |
1.300 | 1.800 | 0.690 | Q2 | WILEY PERIODICALS, INC |
| WISCONSIN LAW REVIEW 0043-650X |
1.300 | 1.000 | 0.980 | Q1 | UNIV WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL |
| Chinese Journal of International Law 1540-1650 |
1.200 | 0.900 | 0.780 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| European Law Review 0307-5400 |
1.200 | 0.700 | 0.960 | Q2 | SWEET MAXWELL LTD |
| German Law Journal N/A |
1.200 | 1.800 | 1.600 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
| ICSID Review-Foreign Investment Law Journal 0258-3690 |
1.200 | 1.200 | 1.100 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| Law Teacher 0306-9400 |
1.200 | 1.100 | 0.590 | Q2 | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LAW REVIEW 0276-9948 |
1.200 | 1.000 | 1.050 | Q2 | UNIV ILLINOIS |
| Capital Markets Law Journal 1750-7219 |
1.100 | 0.800 | 1.050 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| Current Legal Problems 0070-1998 |
1.100 | 2.200 | 1.630 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| International Journal of Discrimination and the Law 1358-2291 |
1.100 | 1.600 | 1.250 | Q2 | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| International Organizations Law Review 1572-3739 |
1.100 | 0.900 | 0.980 | Q2 | BRILL |
| IOWA LAW REVIEW 0021-0552 |
1.100 | 1.200 | 1.190 | Q2 | UNIV IOWA, COLL LAW |
| JOURNAL OF CONFLICT & SECURITY LAW 1467-7954 |
1.100 | 1.000 | 1.490 | Q2 | OXFORD UNIV PRESS |
| JOURNAL OF LEGAL STUDIES 0047-2530 |
1.100 | 1.500 | 1.040 | Q2 | UNIV CHICAGO PRESS |
| Legal Studies 0261-3875 |
1.100 | 1.200 | 1.170 | Q2 | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS |
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