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Indiana Law Journal

The Trustees of Indiana University · United States · Est. 1925

ISSN0019-6665eISSN2169-3218

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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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

0.411

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SNIP

0.821

Total Works

4,180

Total Citations

10,813

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Indiana Law Journal publishes articles analyzing legal doctrines and judicial decisions. Recent articles examine the political question doctrine in federal court jurisdiction, zoning regulations and the definition of 'family,' anti-LGBTQ discrimination claims under Title VII, constitutional tort remedies for detainees in for-profit immigration prisons, pre-embryo disposition disputes and IVF, the role of religion in judicial decision-making, tribal sovereignty in federal Indian law, legal tools to combat cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, and the federal income tax deduction for conservation easements.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1925

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications4,180

Publisher OrgIndiana University Maurer School of Law

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

The Trustees of Indiana University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0019-6665 / 2169-3218

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

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Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsLegal Education and Practice InnovationsLegal principles and applications