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American Business Law Journal
ISSN 0002-7766 · eISSN 1744-1714 · Wiley-Blackwell
American Business Law Journal: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.14; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; median 116 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Business Law Journal is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Business Law and Ethics, Corporate Law and Human Rights and Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems, together about 60.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The American Business Law Journal (ABLJ) is a quarterly law review published on behalf of the Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB). The journal explores the whole range of topics related to business law and is an essential resource for both students and professors. For more information on submissions, please see the 'Author Guidelines' tab on the left side of the page. Articles are welcome for publication consideration by the ABLJ. Please select the Author Guidelines menu link for submission information.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Gerlinde Berger-WalliserPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Business Law and EthicsBusiness, Management and Accounting26.8%
- Corporate Law and Human RightsBusiness, Management and Accounting18.6%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance15.1%
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences8.7%
- Regulation and Compliance StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Corporate Governance and LawBusiness, Management and Accounting2.9%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences2.2%
- Dispute Resolution and Class ActionsBusiness, Management and Accounting2.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Business | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- Impact factor
- 1.14LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 221OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.62%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 14Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 38,107Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,891 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025 | 22 | 15 | 8 |
| 2024 | 21 | 9 | 59 |
| 2023 | 23 | 10 | 33 |
| 2022 | 24 | 10 | 150 |
| 2021 | 24 | 6 | 150 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
116 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 69 days – 205 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (67 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 142 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (202 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 accepted2
- articleWe seek to publish only top quality lead law review articles that make a significant scholarly contribution to the field of business law, either U.S. or compara…Length not stated
- essayEssay Submissions: The ABLJ will consider essay submissions on a limited basis.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Preprints
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Non-OA authors sign a nonexclusive license agreement via Wiley Author Licensing Service. Model summary
The author(s) of each piece in this volume has granted advance permission for copies of that piece to be made and distributed, in whole, or in part, by nonprofit educational institutions for educational purposes, including distribution to students, provided that the copies are distributed at or below cost and identify the author, the journal, the volume, the number of the first page, and the year …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Excluded manuscript types: student works, already-published or forthcoming-elsewhere manuscripts, case notes, general research papers, précis notes, essays, book reviews, and non-comparative papers on region-specific legal matters. Model summary
The ABLJ does not review or publish student works (including those of current advanced law students (e.g., LLM or PhD)), published manuscripts or those that will be published elsewhere (wholly or in part), case notes, general research papers, précis notes, essays, book reviews, or non-comparative scholarly papers on legal matters idiosyncratic to specific global regions.
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
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 0002-7766
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-1714
- Society / sponsor
- Academy of Legal Studies in Business
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 63, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Business Law Journal
What CAS zone is American Business Law Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, American Business Law Journal is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Law / Business. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of American Business Law Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.14; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at American Business Law Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 116 days (interquartile range 69–205 days). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index American Business Law Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Business Law Journal is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is American Business Law Journal open access, and what is the APC?
American Business Law Journal is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .