Journal metric profile

LAW & SOCIETY 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 2.100 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 3.100 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q1 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 41/434 Recorded category rank

LAW & SOCIETY 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

LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW metric snapshot

LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 2.100. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 3.100, 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 41 out of 434 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 9.4% 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 five-year Journal Impact Factor (3.100) is 1.000 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (2.100). Without journal self-citations, the Impact Factor is 1.800, a difference of 0.300 points from the listed standard value. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 2.070. 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 LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW lists total cites: 3,275; total articles: 29; citable items: 29. 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 19.8 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 11.8 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW is identified in this directory by print ISSN 0023-9216 and electronic ISSN 1540-5893. The publisher is recorded as CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS. 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 nameLAW & SOCIETY REVIEW
Abbreviated journalLAW SOC REV
PublisherCAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Metric year2025
Overall rank7,872
ISSN0023-9216
eISSN1540-5893
Total cites3,275
Total articles29
Citable items29
Cited half-life19.8 years
Citing half-life11.8 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor2.100
5-Year Impact Factor3.100
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.800
Journal Citation Indicator2.070
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ1
JCR category rank41/434
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

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

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW is 2.100 for the 2025 metric year.

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

LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW is listed with quartile Q1 and category rank 41/434. 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 LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW is 3.100. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW?

LAW & SOCIETY REVIEW is listed in this directory as being published by CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS.

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