Journal metric profile

MODERN LAW REVIEW

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.500 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.500 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 78/434 Recorded category rank

MODERN LAW REVIEW JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

MODERN LAW REVIEW metric snapshot

MODERN LAW REVIEW has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is WILEY. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.500. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 1.500, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q1 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 78 out of 434 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 18% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q1. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The standard and five-year Journal Impact Factors are both 1.500 in this record. Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.400, a difference of 0.100 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 1.490. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for MODERN LAW REVIEW lists total cites: 1,671; total articles: 48; citable items: 50. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 13.7 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 12 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

MODERN LAW REVIEW is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0026-7961 and electronic ISSN 1468-2230. The publisher is recorded as WILEY. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameMODERN LAW REVIEW
Abbreviated journalMOD LAW REV
PublisherWILEY
Metric year2025
Overall rank10,681
ISSN0026-7961
eISSN1468-2230
Total cites1,671
Total articles48
Citable items50
Cited half-life13.7 years
Citing half-life12 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.500
5-Year Impact Factor1.500
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.400
Journal Citation Indicator1.490
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank78/434
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of MODERN LAW REVIEW?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for MODERN LAW REVIEW is 1.500 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of MODERN LAW REVIEW?

MODERN LAW REVIEW is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 78/434. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of MODERN LAW REVIEW?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for MODERN LAW REVIEW is 1.500. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes MODERN LAW REVIEW?

MODERN LAW REVIEW is listed in this directory as being published by WILEY.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.