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Annual Review of Law and Social Science

Annual Reviews Inc. · United States · Est. 2005

ISSN1550-3585eISSN1550-3631

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

0.865

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.921

Total Works

495

Total Citations

21,753

2yr Mean Citedness

1.44

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Annual Review of Law and Social Science examines the intersection of law with social phenomena, including the legal regulation of nature and marginalized communities, the role of law in settler colonialism, and the adjudication of land rights. It also explores the legal and social implications of corporatization in universities, the regulation of violence in sports, and the biopolitical sorting of individuals based on sex, gender, and sexuality. The journal further investigates global labor history, gun regulations, court data analysis, the psychology of legal decision-making, and comparative sociolegal research cultures. Additional topics include the governance of online platforms, the political economy of policing, the philosophy of punishment, and the gender ordering function of constitutions.

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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 States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications495

Publisher OrgAnnual Reviews

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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?

Annual Reviews Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1550-3585 / 1550-3631

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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

Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

LawSociology

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Judicial and Constitutional StudiesLaw in Society and CultureCrime Patterns and InterventionsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsLegal Education and Practice InnovationsRegulation and Compliance StudiesInternational Law and Human RightsLegal and Constitutional StudiesWildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses