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Iowa Law Review

University of Iowa · United States

ISSN0021-0552

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.458

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.943

Total Works

115

Total Citations

502

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes articles on a range of legal topics including constitutional law, intellectual property, immigration, and criminal justice. Recent articles discuss the legality of protectionist property taxes, the benefits of pedestrian-centered street policies, and proposed reforms to the Supreme Court. Other topics include proxy discrimination in big data, the role of elite lawyers in patent litigation, and the exclusion of students from mainstream education. The journal also examines legal issues surrounding nonconsensual pornography, same-sex marriage recognition, the death penalty, immigration detention, genetic editing, and criminal forfeiture.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Frequency5 No. A Year < July 1979- >

StatusActive

Total Publications115

Publisher OrgUniversity of Iowa College of Law

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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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?

University of Iowa

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0021-0552

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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

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesLaw, Rights, and FreedomsLegal and Constitutional StudiesLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsLegal principles and applications