Journal profile · LAW
Alberta Law Review
ISSN 0002-4821 · eISSN 1925-8356
Alberta Law Review: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; 61 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Alberta Law Review is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal principles and applications, Legal Systems and Judicial Processes and Criminal Law and Evidence, together about 29.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Welcome to the Alberta Law Review The Alberta Law Review (ALR) is a student-run publication whose primary purpose is to enhance discourse on Canadian legal issues. Founded in 1955, the ALR is published by the Alberta Law Review Society, an organization consisting of law students at the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary. Built upon the hard work of student editors at both law faculties, the ALR is published every quarter and has roughly 1,000 pages per volume. Every second year, the ALR publishes a special issue containing cutting-edge legal scholarship in a particular area. Previous special issues have explored topics ranging from administrative law to the future of law school. The ALR also publishes an annual Energy Law Edition, dedicated exclusively to energy law. The remaining issues are generalist publications containing scholarship that explores all areas of the law. The ALR is grateful to the Law Society of Alberta, the Canadian Energy Law Foundation, the Faculties of Law at the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary, and to its patrons for their ongoing encouragement, support, and assistance. Open Access Policy The ALR provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Journal History The ALR is published quarterly by the Alberta Law Review Society, a nonprofit group of law students from the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary. The ALR has been published continuously since 1955 and is the successor to the Alberta Law Quarterly which was established in 1934. The objective of the ALR is to promote legal research and scholarship and to provide a forum for the discussion of contemporary legal issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editor-in-chief Mackenzie MolPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences10.6%
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences9.9%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences9.1%
- Multicultural Socio-Legal StudiesSocial Sciences6.6%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Canadian Policy and GovernanceSocial Sciences5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.08%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,526 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 61 | 61 | 5 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 17 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 24 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | 33 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 30 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- articlesArticles: 20,000 word maximumLength not stated
- book reviewimum Case comments: 15,000 word maximum Book reviews: 5,000 word maximum All electronic submissions must be submitted to submain text ≤ 5,000 words
- book reviewsBook reviews: 5,000 word maximumLength not stated
- case commentsCase comments: 15,000 word maximumLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access
- Publication ethics
Exclusivity policy: only considers exclusively submitted material not under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
The Alberta Law Review only considers exclusively submitted material that is not simultaneously under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
The ALR provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- ISSN
- 0002-4821
- Print ISSN
- 1925-8356
- Electronic ISSN
- 1925-8356
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 63, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Alberta Law Review
What CAS zone is Alberta Law Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Alberta Law Review is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Alberta Law Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Alberta Law Review is indexed in ESCI.
Is Alberta Law Review open access, and what is the APC?
Alberta Law Review is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .