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American Journal of Jurisprudence

University of Notre Dame, Law School · United States · Est. 1956

ISSN2049-6494

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.338

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.742

Total Worksi

1,038

Total Citationsi

8,643

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.12

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The American Journal of Jurisprudence publishes scholarship on natural law theory, particularly New Natural Law Theory and analytical Thomism, exploring its relationship with ethics, politics, and legal theory. It also features analyses of legal realism, formalism, and the nature of law, including discussions on legal reasoning, judicial decision-making, and the role of concepts in law.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1956

Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,038

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Notre Dame, Law School

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2049-6494

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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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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?

N/A

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.

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Citations received

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2026

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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

American Constitutional Law and PoliticsLegal principles and applicationsJudicial and Constitutional StudiesLaw in Society and CulturePolitical Philosophy and EthicsMulticultural Socio-Legal StudiesConflict of Laws and JurisdictionLegal Education and Practice InnovationsLegal Systems and Judicial ProcessesLegal and Constitutional Studies

Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Jurisprudence

Is American Journal of Jurisprudence a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for American Journal of Jurisprudence: it is indexed in 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 American Journal of Jurisprudence?

American Journal of Jurisprudence is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.338.

Is American Journal of Jurisprudence indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

American Journal of Jurisprudence is indexed in Scopus.