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Boston University Law Review

Boston University, School of Law · United States

ISSN0006-8047eISSN0006-8047

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View on Clarivate Master Journal List ↗

SJR Score

0.444

H-Index

SNIP

1.008

Total Works

192

Total Citations

1,275

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Boston University Law Review focuses on research topics in Public health policy within the context of other fields like Public administration, Federalism, Marijuana legalization, Bureaucracy and Legislature. The journal also covers Legalization research and the Age of majority.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency5 No. A Year <, Mar. 1978->

StatusActive

Total Publications192

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Boston University, School of Law

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0006-8047 / 0006-8047

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2014

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2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesLegal and Constitutional StudiesLaw, Rights, and FreedomsAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsLegal principles and applicationsCriminal Law and EvidenceJudicial and Constitutional StudiesLegal Cases and CommentaryLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsTorture, Ethics, and Law