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Journal of Legal Education

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.521•SCImago Rank: #11,411•Identifier (ISSN):0022-2208(Print)•Articles / Year: 0•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,573 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.5
↓ -4.3

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
24

24 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
0articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 0.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20252.50đ
WoS Q1 có IF ≥ 3.0(IF: 4.8)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.2)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 0.129)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Legal Education (ISSN 0022-2208) is a quarterly publication of the Association of American Law Schools. The primary purpose of the Journal is to foster a rich interchange of ideas and information about legal education and related matters, including but not limited to the legal profession, legal theory, and legal scholarship. With a readership of more than 10,000 law teachers and about 500 subscribers, the Journal offers an unusually effective medium for communication to the law school world.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science98%Law97.1%Sociology87.2%Economics70.4%Psychology60.2%Economic growth59.5%Legal education56.1%Higher education49.6%Pedagogy35.8%Mathematics34.5%Philosophy32.9%Computer science27.5%Mathematics education24.5%Engineering20.9%Medicine20.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #11,411Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1988, 1996-2022, 2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.521

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
24

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.00

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,573 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations94
3-Year Documents31
Citable Documents27

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate56.9%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

LawQ1
EducationQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Education
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Association of America Law Schools
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCRSSCI
601/760Q4
LAW
JCRSSCI
244/443Q3
EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
JCISSCI
39/762Q1
LAW
JCISSCI
29/443Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

15 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20254.8——
20230.2——
20220.129——
2021—1814
2020—10
2019—2735
2018—2228
2017—2451
2016—1216
2015—2735
2014—2528
2013—3541
2012—2680
2011—2549
2010—2683
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Legal Education

WoS Q4
02462022202320254.80
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:4.8

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 11cca815-217d-4f88-a558-78975dad84b3
Database Updated: 2026-09-30