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Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy

Harvard University · United States

ISSN0193-4872eISSN0193-4872

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.384

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.258

Total Worksi

431

Total Citationsi

1,959

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Law; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyThree No. A Year, <Spring 1992->

StatusActive

Total Publications431

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Harvard University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0193-4872 / 0193-4872

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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

2014

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2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

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 Systems and Judicial ProcessesLegal and Constitutional StudiesAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsLaw, Rights, and FreedomsJudicial and Constitutional Studies

Frequently asked questions about Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy

Is Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy: 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 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy?

Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 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 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy?