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FORDHAM LAW REVIEW

FORDHAM UNIV, SCHOOL LAW · US · Est. 1914

ISSN0015-704XeISSN0015-704X

SJR Q2✓ 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 ↗

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📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.402

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.633

Aims & Scope

The Fordham Law Review is a scholarly journal committed to serving the legal profession and the public by discussing current legal issues. It publishes works in various formats, including Articles, Essays, Symposia, and Student Notes. Fordham Law Review Online, the online companion, publishes independent legal scholarship and provides a forum for scholars to respond to articles and to comment on timely legal issues.

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1914

Frequency6 issues per year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgFordham University School of Law

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

FORDHAM UNIV, SCHOOL LAW

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0015-704X / 0015-704X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

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

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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.

LawQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesLaw, Rights, and FreedomsLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsCriminal Law and EvidenceLegal Education and Practice InnovationsLegal and Constitutional StudiesAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsLegal Cases and CommentaryLegal principles and applicationsJudicial and Constitutional Studies

Frequently asked questions about FORDHAM LAW REVIEW

Is FORDHAM LAW REVIEW a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for FORDHAM LAW REVIEW: 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 FORDHAM LAW REVIEW?

FORDHAM LAW REVIEW 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.

Is FORDHAM LAW REVIEW indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

FORDHAM LAW REVIEW is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.