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Buffalo Law Review

State University of New York at Buffalo Law School Β· United States

ISSN0023-9356eISSN0023-9356
SJR Q3βœ“ WOS SSCIβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page β†—Open the official JCR record on Clarivate β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.162
H-Indexi
7
SNIPi
0.374
Total Worksi
75
Total Citationsi
150
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal publishes articles analyzing legal challenges and reforms in the United States, including issues of public participation, racial equality, student attendance, reproductive rights, gun violence, and LGBTQ+ rights. It also examines constitutional law and statutory interpretation.

AI-summarised from recent articles Β· verify on the publisher page

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Publishedβ€”
Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications75
Publisher OrgUniversity at Buffalo Law School

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

5/11 Β· 45%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
State University of New York at Buffalo Law School
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Does the journal have a website?
No URL
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Is the ISSN verified?
0023-9356 / 0023-9356
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Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, 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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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ 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 β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
14
39
2019
24
20
2020
18
21
2021
11
1
2022
11
0
2023
19
0
2024
19
0
2025
3
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesLaw, Rights, and FreedomsCriminal Law and EvidenceLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsLegal Education and Practice InnovationsLegal principles and applicationsLegal and Constitutional StudiesTaxation and Legal IssuesCorporate Governance and Law

Frequently asked questions about Buffalo Law Review

Is Buffalo Law Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Buffalo 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 β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Buffalo Law Review?

Buffalo 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is Buffalo Law Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Buffalo Law Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref