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University of Toronto Law Journal

University of Toronto Press · Canada

ISSN0042-0220eISSN1710-1174

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.314

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.166

Total Worksi

2,828

Total Citationsi

26,650

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.29

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Law; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFrequency Varies.

StatusActive

Total Publications2,828

Publisher OrgUniversity of Toronto Press

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Toronto Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0042-0220 / 1710-1174

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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?

✓ 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 — 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

201

2019

204

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

LawQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal principles and applicationsJudicial and Constitutional StudiesLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsCriminal Law and EvidenceConflict of Laws and JurisdictionLegal Education and Practice InnovationsLaw in Society and CultureAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsEuropean and International Contract LawLegal Systems and Judicial Processes

Frequently asked questions about University of Toronto Law Journal

Is University of Toronto Law Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for University of Toronto Law Journal: 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 University of Toronto Law Journal?

University of Toronto Law Journal 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.29.

Is University of Toronto Law Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

University of Toronto Law Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of University of Toronto Law Journal?