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Journal of Legal Analysis

Oxford University Press · United States · Est. 2009

ISSN2161-7201eISSN1946-5319

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.21

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

171

Total Citationsi

4,238

2yr Mean Citednessi

9.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Legal Analysis examines legal principles and their application across various domains. Recent articles explore the theoretical underpinnings of legal doctrines such as lex talionis and proportionality in punishment, the effectiveness of legal frameworks like the Voting Rights Act and corporate bankruptcy law, and the impact of technology on legal processes, including large language models in legal practice and AI in judicial decision-making. The journal also addresses issues of constitutional law, executive power, election reform, and the intersection of law and economics, including fair lending, insurance, and taxation.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 10 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications171

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

OA Since2008

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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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?

2161-7201 / 1946-5319

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

140

2019

576

2020

2021

2022

2023

316

2024

2025

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.

LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsLegal and Constitutional StudiesJudicial and Constitutional StudiesLegal principles and applicationsAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsCorporate Finance and GovernanceCorporate Insolvency and GovernanceProperty Rights and Legal DoctrineMedical Malpractice and Liability IssuesLegal Education and Practice Innovations

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Legal Analysis

Is Journal of Legal Analysis a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Legal Analysis: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Legal Analysis?

Journal of Legal Analysis 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 9.14.

Is Journal of Legal Analysis indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Legal Analysis is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.