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Osgoode Hall Law Journal

York University Osgoode Hall Law School · Canada · Est. 1958

ISSN2817-5069

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total72

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.303

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.316

Total Worksi

2,223

Total Citationsi

8,745

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Osgoode Hall Law Journal publishes articles on Canadian law, with a particular focus on constitutional law, including Charter rights and equality rights. Recent articles address issues of racial profiling in policing and its intersection with legal frameworks, the legal treatment of large language models, and the historical and ongoing impacts of laws on Indigenous peoples and LGBTQ2S+ individuals. The journal also features discussions on employment law, administrative law, and the role of courts in policy and justice.

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General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1958

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,223

Publisher OrgRoutledge

OA Since1949

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~63 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

York University Osgoode Hall Law School

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2817-5069

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Citations received

2018

2019

2020

133

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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)

Judicial and Constitutional StudiesCriminal Law and EvidenceLegal principles and applicationsLegal Education and Practice InnovationsMulticultural Socio-Legal StudiesLegal Systems and Judicial ProcessesLaw in Society and CultureLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsConflict of Laws and JurisdictionAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics

Frequently asked questions about Osgoode Hall Law Journal

Is Osgoode Hall Law Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Osgoode Hall Law Journal: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 72/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Osgoode Hall Law Journal?

Osgoode Hall Law Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.303.

Is Osgoode Hall Law Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Osgoode Hall Law Journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

How much does it cost to publish in Osgoode Hall Law Journal?

Osgoode Hall Law Journal is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.