Journal profile · LAW
Buffalo law review
ISSN 0023-9356 · Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence, State University of New York
Buffalo law review: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.25; subscription journal; 21 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Buffalo law review is published by Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence, State University of New York and 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 Systems and Judicial Processes, Law, Rights, and Freedoms and Criminal Law and Evidence, together about 33.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences16.3%
- Law, Rights, and FreedomsSocial Sciences8.7%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences8.7%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences4.4%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.4%
- Taxation and Legal IssuesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Corporate Governance and LawBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.25LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 63 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence, State University of New York
- ISSN
- 0023-9356
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Buffalo law review
What CAS zone is Buffalo law review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Buffalo 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 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Buffalo law review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.25; CiteScore 0.6, h-index 5.
Which databases index Buffalo law review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Buffalo law review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Buffalo law review open access, and what is the APC?
Buffalo law review is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .