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HARVARD LAW REVIEW

HARVARD LAW REV ASSOC · US · Est. 1887

ISSN0017-811XeISSN2161-976X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

2.068

H-Indexi

103

SNIPi

1.683

Aims & Scope

The Harvard Law Review is a student-run journal of legal scholarship. The Review is independent from the Harvard Law School and a board of student editors selected through an anonymous annual writing competition make all editorial decisions. The print Review and its online companion, the Forum, are published monthly from November through June. The Review, the Forum, and online Blog welcome submissions throughout the year.

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1887

FrequencyMonthly (November-June)

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgHarvard Law Review Association

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewStudent-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%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

HARVARD LAW REV ASSOC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0017-811X / 2161-976X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Student-reviewed

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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

2014

2015

131

2016

168

2017

2018

190

2019

2020

2021

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesEuropean and International Contract LawTaxation and Legal IssuesLegal principles and applicationsConflict of Laws and JurisdictionCorporate Governance and LawAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEuropean and International Law StudiesLaw, logistics, and international trade

Frequently asked questions about HARVARD LAW REVIEW

Is HARVARD LAW REVIEW a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for HARVARD 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 HARVARD LAW REVIEW?

HARVARD 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 HARVARD LAW REVIEW indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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