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University of Illinois Law Review

University of Illinois College of Law · United States

ISSN0276-9948eISSN1942-9231

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.189

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.851

Total Worksi

105

Total Citationsi

583

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The University of Illinois Law Review publishes articles analyzing legal doctrines and their application. Recent scholarship examines the legal rights of nonhuman entities, the legal and moral implications of addiction in criminal defense, contract and tort approaches to patent infringement, liability for data breaches and insecurity, negligence and liability sharing rules in tort law, legal and social debates surrounding same-sex marriage, the cognitive and cultural factors influencing public perception of climate change, constitutional limits on bankruptcy powers, choice of law principles, and the rights of secured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications105

Publisher OrgUniversity of Illinois College of Law

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 Illinois College of Law

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0276-9948 / 1942-9231

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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

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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.

LawQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsLegal and Constitutional StudiesJudicial and Constitutional StudiesCorporate Insolvency and GovernanceAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsLegal Education and Practice InnovationsLaw, Rights, and FreedomsLegal principles and applicationsCriminal Law and Evidence

Frequently asked questions about University of Illinois Law Review

Is University of Illinois Law Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for University of Illinois 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 University of Illinois Law Review?

University of Illinois 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 University of Illinois Law Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

University of Illinois Law Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.