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California Law Review

California Law Review · United States

ISSN0008-1221eISSN1942-6542
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
60
/ 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 the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.963
H-Index
100
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.158
Total Works
9,891
Total Citations
64,799
2yr Mean Citedness
0.50
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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The California Law Review was founded in 1912 as the first law review in the Western United States and the ninth legal publication in the country. Its creators saw the journal as a vehicle for reform and hoped it would take the lead in the development of a western type of jurisprudence.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencyBimonthly <, 1959->
StatusActive
Total Publications9,891
Publisher OrgUC Berkeley School of Law
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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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
California Law Review
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0008-1221 / 1942-6542
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2108

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 ProcessesLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsLegal and Constitutional StudiesLegal principles and applicationsAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref