George Washington Law Review
George Washington University · United States · Est. 1931
ISSN0016-8076eISSN0016-8076
SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR
43
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
✓ Scopus Q2+18
Total43
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
0.425
H-Index
9
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.653
Total Works
57
Total Citations
313
2yr Mean Citedness
0.00
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Aims & Scope
The George Washington Law Review is a law review edited and published by students at The George Washington University Law School that examines legal issues of national significance.
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1931
Frequencysix issues each year
StatusActive
Total Publications57
Publisher OrgRoutledge
Submission Info
Publishing ModelSubscription
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Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
6/12 · 50%
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
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Primary language documented?
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Times cited
2010
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2014
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2016
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2018
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.
LawQ2
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Law
Scopus Categories
Law
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesLaw, Rights, and FreedomsLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsLegal and Constitutional StudiesAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics
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