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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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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

SJR Scorei

0.672

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.08

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

497

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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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Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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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?

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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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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

Frequently asked questions about Southern California Law Review

Is Southern California Law Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Southern California Law Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Southern California Law Review?

Southern California 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 Southern California Law Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Southern California Law Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.