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Law and Social Inquiry

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN0897-6546eISSN1747-4469

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.561

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.136

Total Works

2,890

Total Citations

31,746

2yr Mean Citedness

1.06

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Aims & Scope

Law and Social Inquiry (LSI) is a leading peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research on the intersection of law and social phenomena. LSI is committed to fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and welcomes submissions from scholars in law, sociology, anthropology, political science, history, criminology, and other related fields. The journal aims to advance theoretical and empirical understandings of how law shapes and is shaped by social life.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications2,890

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewdouble-blind 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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0897-6546 / 1747-4469

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

double-blind peer review

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

LawSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Judicial and Constitutional StudiesLaw in Society and CultureDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal Education and Practice InnovationsLegal case studies and regulations