Law · 64 journals indexed
Highest-impact journals for Law
The top Law journals Scimago Q1-Q2 only, ranked by cites/paper, drawn from an17,538-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the free Journal Finder.
- 1International Review of Law Computers & Technology2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Taylor & FrancisScopus
- 2Law & Policy1.9 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3Current Legal Problems1.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4Journal of Environmental Law1.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of Science
- 5Social & Legal Studies1.1 cites/paper · Q1 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of Science
- 6Law & Social Inquiry1.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7Law & Society Review0.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8Industrial Law Journal0.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of Science
- 9GRURRR. Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, Rechtsprechungs-Report0.6 cites/paper · Q1ScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Journal of Law and Society0.6 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11Modern Law Review0.6 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12Journal of European Competition Law & Practice0.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of Science
- 13Michigan Law Review0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · University of Michigan Law SchoolScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14A&C - Revista de Direito Administrativoe & Constitucional0.1 cites/paper · Q1Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 15Journal of Consumer Policy1.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16Oxford Journal of Legal Studies1.6 cites/paper · Q2 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17The American Journal of Comparative Law1.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique0.9 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice0.7 cites/paper · Q2 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of Science
- 20Statute Law Review0.5 cites/paper · Q2 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of Science
- 21GRUR International0.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of Science
- 22The Journal of Criminal Law0.4 cites/paper · Q2 · SAGE PublishingScopusWeb of Science
- 23Law and Philosophy0.4 cites/paper · Q2 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of Science
- 24Canadian Journal of Law and Society / Revue Canadienne Droit et Société0.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25University of Toronto Law Journal0.3 cites/paper · Q2 · University of Toronto PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26Legal Studies0.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Cambridge University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27Ius et Praxis0.2 cites/paper · Q2 · University of TalcaOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 28The Cambridge Law Journal0.2 cites/paper · Q2 · Cambridge University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29Osgoode Hall law journal0.1 cites/paper · Q2 · RoutledgeOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 30The American Journal of Jurisprudence0.1 cites/paper · Q2 · Oxford University PressScopusPubMed
- 31Edinburgh Law Review0.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Edinburgh University PressScopusWeb of Science
- 32European State Aid Law Quarterly0.0 cites/paper · Q2 · Q1822344Scopus
- 33German Law Journal1.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
- 34Israel Law Review0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 35Common Market Law Review0.7 cites/paper · Q1 · British Institute of International and Comparative LawScopusWeb of Science
- 36International and Comparative Law Quarterly0.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Cambridge University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 37International Journal of Constitutional Law0.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 38World Competition0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Wolters KluwerScopusWeb of Science
- 39Ius Canonicum0.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Universidad de Navarra, Servicio de PublicacionesOpen AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 40DOXA Cuadernos de Filosofía del Derecho0.1 cites/paper · Q1Open AccessDOAJScopusWeb of Science
“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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