Law · 79 journals indexed
Best open-access journals for Law
The top Law journals open-access only, ranked by Scimago quartile then 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.
- 1A&C - Revista de Direito Administrativoe & Constitucional0.1 cites/paper · Q1Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 2Canadian Journal of Law and Society / Revue Canadienne Droit et Société0.3 cites/paper · Q2 · Cambridge University PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3Ius et Praxis0.2 cites/paper · Q2 · University of TalcaOpen AccessDOAJScopus
- 4Osgoode Hall law journal0.1 cites/paper · Q2 · RoutledgeOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5Public Administration Issues0.8 cites/paper · Q3Open AccessScopusWeb of Science
- 6Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad0.4 cites/paper · Q3 · North-West UniversityOpen AccessDOAJScopusPubMed
- 7Veredas do Direito Direito Ambiental e Desenvolvimento Sustentável0.0 cites/paper · Q3 · Editora Dom HelderOpen AccessScopus
- 8Przegląd Geologiczny0.1 cites/paper · Q4Open AccessScopus
- 9University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform3.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · University of Michigan Law SchoolOpen AccessPubMed
- 10Journal of Law and Sustainable Development0.9 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 11Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan0.6 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Badan Penerbit FHUIOpen Access
- 12Revista do Direito Público0.6 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · State University of LondrinaOpen AccessDOAJ
- 13Direito Público0.5 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen AccessDOAJ
- 14JURNAL HUKUM IUS QUIA IUSTUM0.4 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 15International Journal of Science and Society0.4 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 16International Journal of Social Service and Research0.3 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 17International Journal of Multicultural and Multireligious Understanding0.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · International journal of multicultural and multireligious understandingOpen Access
- 18Ranah Research Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development0.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 19Obiter0.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Academy of Science of South AfricaOpen AccessDOAJ
- 20Pensar - Revista de Ciências Jurídicas0.2 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Universidade de FortalezaOpen AccessDOAJ
- 21Journal of Law Politic and Humanities0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 22Journal Research of Social Science Economics and Management0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 23COMSERVA Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 24Praca i Zabezpieczenie Społeczne0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Polskie Wydawnictwo EkonomiczneOpen Access
- 25Alberta Law Review0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · University of Alberta LibraryOpen AccessWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26Jurnal Indonesia Sosial Sains0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 27Revista de Derecho Penal y Criminología0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 28Journal of Education Humaniora and Social Sciences (JEHSS)0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 29REVISTA QUAESTIO IURIS0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroOpen AccessDOAJWeb of Science
- 30GANEC SWARA0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 31Revista da AGU0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 32Jurnal Locus Penelitian dan Pengabdian0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 33Revista de Direito Administrativo0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · Fundacao Getulio VaragasOpen AccessDOAJ
- 34Syntax Literate Jurnal Ilmiah Indonesia0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 35Arus Jurnal Sosial dan Humaniora0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 36Amicus Curiae0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 37Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly0.1 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen AccessPubMed
- 38Revista de Direito Brasileira0.0 cites/paper · no Scimago quartile · National Council for Research and Postgraduate Studies in LawOpen Access
- 39Revista da Faculdade de Direito0.0 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
- 40Public Law Journal0.0 cites/paper · no Scimago quartileOpen Access
“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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