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Journal of Legal Studies

University of Chicago Press
University of Chicago Press
ISSN: 00472530, 15375366, 2500333X, 23927054, 24579017

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SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
1.1
SJR
0.290
CiteScore
1.7
Categories
Law
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1983, 1985, 1996-2025
journal names
Journal of Legal Studies
J LEGAL STUD
Publications
1 506
Citations
45 140
h-index
101
Publications
215
Citations
9 557
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 countries
USA (166 publications)
Romania (82 publications)
Ukraine (17 publications)
Romania (24 publications)
Georgia (11 publications)
Ukraine (10 publications)

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Law and Social Inquiry
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51 citations, 0.11%
International Studies Quarterly
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Social Science Electronic Publishing
8430 citations, 18.68%
Elsevier
6068 citations, 13.44%
Springer Nature
4509 citations, 9.99%
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Taylor & Francis
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451 citations, 1%
Annual Reviews
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MDPI
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200 citations, 0.44%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
172 citations, 0.38%
American Psychological Association (APA)
135 citations, 0.3%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
126 citations, 0.28%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
119 citations, 0.26%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
78 citations, 0.17%
Duke University Press
74 citations, 0.16%
IGI Global
74 citations, 0.16%
OpenEdition
70 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers Media S.A.
69 citations, 0.15%
Sirey
65 citations, 0.14%
MIT Press
58 citations, 0.13%
American Accounting Association
55 citations, 0.12%
Academy of Management
49 citations, 0.11%
SciELO
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
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American Society of Comparative Law
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8 citations, 0.02%
University of California Press
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Institute of Mathematical Statistics
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Transaction Publishers
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JMIR Publications
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5 citations, 0.01%
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
5 citations, 0.01%
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4 citations, 0.01%
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4 citations, 0.01%
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4 citations, 0.01%
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4 citations, 0.01%
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4 citations, 0.01%
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4 citations, 0.01%
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Vasile GoldiÈ™ Western University of Arad
66 publications, 4.38%
University of Chicago
50 publications, 3.32%
University of California, Berkeley
24 publications, 1.59%
Yale University
16 publications, 1.06%
Harvard University
14 publications, 0.93%
University of Pennsylvania
12 publications, 0.8%
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
10 publications, 0.66%
Grigol Robakidze University
9 publications, 0.6%
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
8 publications, 0.53%
University of Michigan
7 publications, 0.46%
West University of Timisoara
6 publications, 0.4%
Georgetown University
5 publications, 0.33%
Covenant University
5 publications, 0.33%
Stanford University
4 publications, 0.27%
Northwestern University
4 publications, 0.27%
Wuhan University
3 publications, 0.2%
George Mason University
3 publications, 0.2%
University of California, Los Angeles
3 publications, 0.2%
Dartmouth College
3 publications, 0.2%
Indiana University Bloomington
3 publications, 0.2%
Quaid-i-Azam University
2 publications, 0.13%
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Bologna
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Southern California
2 publications, 0.13%
Cornell University
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2 publications, 0.13%
Columbia University
2 publications, 0.13%
George Washington University
2 publications, 0.13%
Princeton University
2 publications, 0.13%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
2 publications, 0.13%
New York University
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Texas at Austin
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Notre Dame
2 publications, 0.13%
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 publications, 0.13%
Enugu State University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Minnesota
2 publications, 0.13%
Hamburg University
2 publications, 0.13%
IZA - Institute of Labor Economics
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Maryland, College Park
2 publications, 0.13%
Tallinn University of Technology
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Bucharest
2 publications, 0.13%
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
2 publications, 0.13%
Bucharest University of Economic Studies
2 publications, 0.13%
Academy of Sciences of Moldova
2 publications, 0.13%
Mendel University in Brno
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Virginia
2 publications, 0.13%
Ankara University
1 publication, 0.07%
Saudi Electronic University
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Tehran
1 publication, 0.07%
Hazara University
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Sindh
1 publication, 0.07%
Yazd University
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Cyprus
1 publication, 0.07%
Tel Aviv University
1 publication, 0.07%
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.07%
Near East University
1 publication, 0.07%
Humboldt University of Berlin
1 publication, 0.07%
UCSI University
1 publication, 0.07%
China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
1 publication, 0.07%
Ocean University of China
1 publication, 0.07%
University of St. Gallen
1 publication, 0.07%
East China University of Political Science and Law
1 publication, 0.07%
Autonomous University of Barcelona
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Cambridge
1 publication, 0.07%
Aarhus University
1 publication, 0.07%
Royal Holloway University of London
1 publication, 0.07%
Michigan State University
1 publication, 0.07%
Johns Hopkins University
1 publication, 0.07%
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
1 publication, 0.07%
Glasgow Caledonian University
1 publication, 0.07%
Bocconi University
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Melbourne
1 publication, 0.07%
Brawijaya University
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.07%
American University in the Emirates
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Mauritius
1 publication, 0.07%
Arizona State University
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Washington
1 publication, 0.07%
University of California, San Diego
1 publication, 0.07%
University of California, San Francisco
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Arizona
1 publication, 0.07%
Southern Methodist University
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Ghana
1 publication, 0.07%
Liaoning University
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Tirana
1 publication, 0.07%
McGill University
1 publication, 0.07%
Utrecht University
1 publication, 0.07%
Philipps University of Marburg
1 publication, 0.07%
German Institute for Economic Research
1 publication, 0.07%
Erasmus University Rotterdam
1 publication, 0.07%
Wright State University
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Alabama
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Asia Pacific
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Gabès
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Hull
1 publication, 0.07%
Babes-Bolyai University
1 publication, 0.07%
University of Hertfordshire
1 publication, 0.07%
Stefan Cel Mare University
1 publication, 0.07%
Titu Maiorescu University
1 publication, 0.07%
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Vasile GoldiÈ™ Western University of Arad
16 publications, 7.44%
Grigol Robakidze University
8 publications, 3.72%
Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
6 publications, 2.79%
Covenant University
5 publications, 2.33%
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
4 publications, 1.86%
Quaid-i-Azam University
2 publications, 0.93%
The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
2 publications, 0.93%
Wuhan University
2 publications, 0.93%
Enugu State University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.93%
Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
2 publications, 0.93%
Mendel University in Brno
2 publications, 0.93%
Ankara University
1 publication, 0.47%
University of Tehran
1 publication, 0.47%
University of Sindh
1 publication, 0.47%
University of Cyprus
1 publication, 0.47%
Near East University
1 publication, 0.47%
UCSI University
1 publication, 0.47%
East China University of Political Science and Law
1 publication, 0.47%
Aarhus University
1 publication, 0.47%
Georgetown University
1 publication, 0.47%
Brawijaya University
1 publication, 0.47%
University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.47%
University of Mauritius
1 publication, 0.47%
University of Ghana
1 publication, 0.47%
Liaoning University
1 publication, 0.47%
University of Tirana
1 publication, 0.47%
University of Asia Pacific
1 publication, 0.47%
University of Gabès
1 publication, 0.47%
University of Bucharest
1 publication, 0.47%
Titu Maiorescu University
1 publication, 0.47%
Open University of Sri Lanka
1 publication, 0.47%
Northern University (Bangladesh)
1 publication, 0.47%
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USA, 166, 11.02%
USA
166 publications, 11.02%
Romania, 82, 5.44%
Romania
82 publications, 5.44%
Ukraine, 17, 1.13%
Ukraine
17 publications, 1.13%
Georgia, 12, 0.8%
Georgia
12 publications, 0.8%
Pakistan, 11, 0.73%
Pakistan
11 publications, 0.73%
Italy, 10, 0.66%
Italy
10 publications, 0.66%
Germany, 9, 0.6%
Germany
9 publications, 0.6%
Nigeria, 8, 0.53%
Nigeria
8 publications, 0.53%
Ghana, 6, 0.4%
Ghana
6 publications, 0.4%
China, 5, 0.33%
China
5 publications, 0.33%
United Kingdom, 5, 0.33%
United Kingdom
5 publications, 0.33%
Indonesia, 5, 0.33%
Indonesia
5 publications, 0.33%
Moldova, 5, 0.33%
Moldova
5 publications, 0.33%
Czech Republic, 3, 0.2%
Czech Republic
3 publications, 0.2%
Estonia, 2, 0.13%
Estonia
2 publications, 0.13%
Albania, 2, 0.13%
Albania
2 publications, 0.13%
Israel, 2, 0.13%
Israel
2 publications, 0.13%
India, 2, 0.13%
India
2 publications, 0.13%
Iran, 2, 0.13%
Iran
2 publications, 0.13%
Canada, 2, 0.13%
Canada
2 publications, 0.13%
Netherlands, 2, 0.13%
Netherlands
2 publications, 0.13%
Russia, 1, 0.07%
Russia
1 publication, 0.07%
Australia, 1, 0.07%
Australia
1 publication, 0.07%
Brazil, 1, 0.07%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.07%
Spain, 1, 0.07%
Spain
1 publication, 0.07%
Cyprus, 1, 0.07%
Cyprus
1 publication, 0.07%
Mauritius, 1, 0.07%
Mauritius
1 publication, 0.07%
Malaysia, 1, 0.07%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.07%
UAE, 1, 0.07%
UAE
1 publication, 0.07%
Poland, 1, 0.07%
Poland
1 publication, 0.07%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.07%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.07%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.07%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 0.07%
Tunisia, 1, 0.07%
Tunisia
1 publication, 0.07%
Turkey, 1, 0.07%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.07%
Philippines, 1, 0.07%
Philippines
1 publication, 0.07%
Finland, 1, 0.07%
Finland
1 publication, 0.07%
Montenegro, 1, 0.07%
Montenegro
1 publication, 0.07%
Switzerland, 1, 0.07%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.07%
Ethiopia, 1, 0.07%
Ethiopia
1 publication, 0.07%
Kosovo, 1, 0.07%
Kosovo
1 publication, 0.07%
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Romania, 24, 11.16%
Romania
24 publications, 11.16%
Georgia, 11, 5.12%
Georgia
11 publications, 5.12%
Ukraine, 10, 4.65%
Ukraine
10 publications, 4.65%
Pakistan, 9, 4.19%
Pakistan
9 publications, 4.19%
Nigeria, 6, 2.79%
Nigeria
6 publications, 2.79%
Indonesia, 5, 2.33%
Indonesia
5 publications, 2.33%
China, 3, 1.4%
China
3 publications, 1.4%
Ghana, 2, 0.93%
Ghana
2 publications, 0.93%
Czech Republic, 2, 0.93%
Czech Republic
2 publications, 0.93%
Albania, 1, 0.47%
Albania
1 publication, 0.47%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.47%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.47%
India, 1, 0.47%
India
1 publication, 0.47%
Iran, 1, 0.47%
Iran
1 publication, 0.47%
Cyprus, 1, 0.47%
Cyprus
1 publication, 0.47%
Mauritius, 1, 0.47%
Mauritius
1 publication, 0.47%
Malaysia, 1, 0.47%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.47%
Moldova, 1, 0.47%
Moldova
1 publication, 0.47%
Tunisia, 1, 0.47%
Tunisia
1 publication, 0.47%
Turkey, 1, 0.47%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.47%
Kosovo, 1, 0.47%
Kosovo
1 publication, 0.47%
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