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HASTINGS LAW JOURNAL

UNIV CALIF · US · Est. 1949

ISSN0017-8322eISSN0017-8322

✓ WOS SSCI

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total84

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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.

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Aims & Scope

Since 1949, UC Law Journal, formerly known as Hastings Law Journal, has published scholarly articles, essays, and student Notes on a broad range of legal topics. As UC Law SF’s flagship law review, UCLJ has contributed to the advancement of knowledge in legal thinking and case law through scholarly articles written by experts in the legal community.

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1949

Frequency6 issues per year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgUniversity of California, Hastings College of the Law

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewHand selection by articles department and faculty advisers

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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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

UNIV CALIF

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0017-8322 / 0017-8322

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS

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Peer review process documented?

Hand selection by articles department and faculty advisers

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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

Citations received

2016

2017

221

2018

104

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesCriminal Law and EvidenceLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsLaw, Rights, and FreedomsLegal and Constitutional StudiesLegal principles and applicationsLegal Education and Practice InnovationsAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsConflict of Laws and JurisdictionCorporate Law and Human Rights

Frequently asked questions about HASTINGS LAW JOURNAL

Is HASTINGS LAW JOURNAL a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for HASTINGS LAW JOURNAL: it is indexed in Web of Science, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of HASTINGS LAW JOURNAL?

HASTINGS LAW JOURNAL 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 HASTINGS LAW JOURNAL indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

HASTINGS LAW JOURNAL is indexed in Web of Science.