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Minnesota Law Review

University of Minnesota · United States

ISSN0026-5535eISSN0026-5535
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.618
H-Indexi
35
SNIPi
0.475
Total Worksi
2,707
Total Citationsi
6,846
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

MJLST addresses issues of intellectual property, technology policy and innovation, bioethics, and law and science, while maintaining a rigorous grounding in law, values, and policy. MJLST publishes articles from all disciplinary areas, not just law. MJLST is committed to being an educational opportunity for law students and a venue for their scholarly publications. The student staff and board are chosen competitively by the students. The Faculty Editorial Advisory Board includes representatives from across the University faculty working on the societal implications of scientific advances.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Frequencytwice annually
StatusActive
Total Publications2,707
Publisher OrgUniversity of Minnesota Law School
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Minnesota
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0026-5535 / 0026-5535
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
63
229
2018
42
98
2019
47
46
2020
49
104
2021
48
19
2022
46
10
2023
46
41
2024
40
10
2025

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

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesLaw, Rights, and FreedomsLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsLegal and Constitutional StudiesCriminal Law and Evidence

Frequently asked questions about Minnesota Law Review

Is Minnesota Law Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Minnesota 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 Minnesota Law Review?

Minnesota 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 Minnesota Law Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Minnesota Law Review?

MJLST addresses issues of intellectual property, technology policy and innovation, bioethics, and law and science, while maintaining a rigorous grounding in law, values, and policy. MJLST publishes articles from all disciplinary areas, not just law. MJLST is committed to being an educational opportunity for law students and a venue for their scholarly publications. The student staff and board are chosen competitively by the students. The Faculty Editorial Advisory Board includes representatives from across the University faculty working on the societal implications of scientific advances.

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