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Southern California Law Review

University of Southern California · United States · Est. 1900

ISSN0038-3910eISSN0038-3910

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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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

0.509

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SNIP

1.08

Total Works

Total Citations

497

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes articles on legal analysis, corporate governance, and constitutional law. Recent articles examine the legal treatment of property nuisances in European civil law countries, the cognitive basis of legal concepts, the public perception of official illegality, and the role of corporate boards in financial crises. Other topics include the legal implications of abortion rights, class action lawsuits, the decoupling of voting rights from economic ownership in corporate law, municipal wireless initiatives, and the influence of money in voter initiative campaigns.

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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 Published1900

Frequency6 No. A Year, Nov. 1975-

StatusActive

Total Publications62

Publisher OrgUSC Gould 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?

University of Southern California

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0038-3910 / 0038-3910

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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

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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 ProcessesAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsConflict of Laws and JurisdictionLegal principles and applications