Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
American Journal of Jurisprudence
ISSN 0065-8995 · eISSN 2049-6494 · University of Notre Dame, Law School
American Journal of Jurisprudence: subscription journal; APC about USD 4,533; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Journal of Jurisprudence is published by University of Notre Dame, Law School. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, Legal and Social Philosophy and Philosophical Ethics and Theory, together about 37.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The American Journal of Jurisprudence is an international journal publishing critical discussions of the moral foundations of law and legal systems, exploring current and historical issues in ethics, philosophy of law or jurisprudence, and legal (including constitutional) theory. Journal metrics Citation metrics Scopus 2025 CiteScore 1.1 Law (Rank by CiteScore) 588/1162 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 0.994 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 44,628 About metrics Abstracting and indexing services American Journal of Jurisprudence is covered by the following abstracting and indexing services: Scopus Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in The American Journal of Jurisprudence are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, "The University of Notre Dame ", or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, "The University of Notre Dame ", nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the information included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences17.2%
- Legal and Social PhilosophySocial Sciences11.6%
- Philosophical Ethics and TheoryArts and Humanities8.5%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences7%
- Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtArts and Humanities5.1%
- Political Philosophy and EthicsSocial Sciences4.8%
- Medieval Philosophy and TheologyArts and Humanities4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q3 | 588/1162 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.99LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 155OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.18OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 44,628Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,060 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 6 | 248 |
| 2025 | 17 | 9 | 283 |
| 2024 | 17 | 7 | 470 |
| 2023 | 16 | 5 | 481 |
| 2022 | 17 | 8 | 407 |
| 2021 | 23 | 7 | 405 |
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
- Peer review
- Double-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,533 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Preprints, Self-archiving
- License & copyright Copyright and Licence
Upon receipt of accepted manuscripts at Oxford Journals authors will be invited to complete an online copyright licence to publish form. Please note that by submitting an article for publication you confirm that you are the corresponding/submitting author and that Oxford University Press ("OUP") may retain your email address for the purpose of communicating with you about the article. You agree to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
American Journal of Jurisprudence offers the option of publishing under either a standard licence or an open access licence. Please note that some funders require open access publication as a condition of funding. If you are unsure whether you are required to publish open access, please do clarify any such requirements with your funder or institution. Should you wish to publish your article open a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint policy
Preprint policy: authors may post preprints; accepted articles must update preprint status with DOI. Model summary
Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including your published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archiv…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Author Self-Archiving/Public Access Policy
For information about this journal's policy, please visit our Author Self-Archiving policy page.
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
- University of Notre Dame, Law School
- ISSN
- 0065-8995
- Electronic ISSN
- 2049-6494
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 71, Issue 2 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Journal of Jurisprudence
What are the manuscript requirements of American Journal of Jurisprudence?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: Chicago. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index American Journal of Jurisprudence?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Journal of Jurisprudence is indexed in Scopus.
Is American Journal of Jurisprudence open access, and what is the APC?
American Journal of Jurisprudence is a subscription journal. APC about USD 4,533.
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: .