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Vanderbilt Law Review

Vanderbilt Law Review · United States

ISSN0042-2533eISSN1942-9886
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total50
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
0.519
H-Index
38
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.32
Total Works
2,010
Total Citations
6,540
2yr Mean Citedness
0.00
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Vanderbilt Law Review publishes scholarship on the regulation and impact of litigation finance, the structure and power dynamics within the American criminal legal system, and the analysis of complex environmental problems like climate change. It also examines the intersection of corporate law with sustainability initiatives, the role of private governance in information dissemination and media regulation, and the evolution of energy laws and their effect on market forces and renewable energy transitions. Additionally, the journal explores the constitutional division of military power between federal and state governments.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 13 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications2,010
Publisher OrgCambridge University Press
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Vanderbilt Law Review
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0042-2533 / 1942-9886
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021

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 ProcessesLegal and Constitutional StudiesLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsLaw, Rights, and Freedoms
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref