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WISCONSIN LAW REVIEW

UNIV WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL · US · Est. 1920

ISSN0043-650XeISSN1943-1120
SJR Q3WOS 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 ↗

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.228
H-Indexi
36
SNIPi
0.657

Aims & Scope

The Wisconsin Law Review is a student-run journal of legal analysis and commentary that is used by professors, judges, practitioners, and others researching contemporary legal topics. The Wisconsin Law Review, which is published six times each year, includes professional and student articles, with content spanning local, state, national, and international topics. In addition to publishing the print journal, the Wisconsin Law Review publishes the Wisconsin Law Review Forward and sponsors an annual symposium at which leading scholars debate a significant issue in contemporary law.

General Information

Country / RegionUS
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1920
Frequency6 times per year
StatusActive
Total Publications
Publisher OrgUniversity of Wisconsin Law School
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Submission Info

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?
UNIV WISCONSIN LAW SCHOOL
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0043-650X / 1943-1120
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
3
1
2017
1
0
2018
2
4
2019
2
0
2020
1
0
2021
24
33
2023
42
2
2025
12
0
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.

LawQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesJudicial and Constitutional StudiesLegal and Constitutional StudiesAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsLaw, Rights, and FreedomsLegal Cases and CommentaryCriminal Law and EvidenceLegal Education and Practice InnovationsBusiness Law and EthicsLabor Movements and Unions

Frequently asked questions about WISCONSIN LAW REVIEW

Is WISCONSIN LAW REVIEW a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for WISCONSIN 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 WISCONSIN LAW REVIEW?

WISCONSIN 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 WISCONSIN LAW REVIEW indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

WISCONSIN LAW REVIEW is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of WISCONSIN LAW REVIEW?

The Wisconsin Law Review is a student-run journal of legal analysis and commentary that is used by professors, judges, practitioners, and others researching contemporary legal topics. The Wisconsin Law Review, which is published six times each year, includes professional and student articles, with content spanning local, state, national, and international topics. In addition to publishing the print journal, the Wisconsin Law Review publishes the Wisconsin Law Review Forward and sponsors an annual symposium at which leading scholars debate a significant issue in contemporary law.

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref