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American Law and Economics Review

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1995

ISSN1465-7260

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 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

0.666

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

482

Total Citations

12,266

2yr Mean Citedness

0.19

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the economic analysis of law, focusing on topics such as the efficiency of legal rules, the behavior of legal actors, and the impact of regulation. Articles explore the economic implications of criminal justice, contract law, tax policy, and judicial decision-making.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications482

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1465-7260

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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

FinanceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsLaw

Scopus Categories

LawFinance

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsLegal and Constitutional StudiesCrime Patterns and InterventionsLegal principles and applicationsLegal Cases and CommentaryCorporate Finance and GovernanceDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesExperimental Behavioral Economics StudiesJudicial and Constitutional StudiesMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues