Home›Search›American Journal of International Law

American Journal of International Law

Cambridge University Press · United States

ISSN0002-9300eISSN2161-7953

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.964

H-Indexi

141

SNIPi

1.777

Total Worksi

24,796

Total Citationsi

130,487

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The American Journal of International Law is the leading U.S. journal of record in international law. Published quarterly since 1907, it features scholarly articles, recent developments, and book reviews on public and private international law. The Journal is a vital resource for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications24,796

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewPeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0002-9300 / 2161-7953

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

Peer-reviewed

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

❌

Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

❌

Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

❌

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

✅

Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

813

2019

100

713

2020

426

2021

471

2022

196

2023

141

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ1

Political Science and International RelationsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International RelationsLaw

Scopus Categories

LawPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Law and Human RightsInternational Law and AviationInternational Arbitration and Investment LawConflict of Laws and JurisdictionInternational Maritime Law Issues

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of International Law

Is American Journal of International Law a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of International Law: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of American Journal of International Law?

American Journal of International Law is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.75.

Is American Journal of International Law indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of International Law is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.