Journal profile · LAW
Columbia Law Review
ISSN 0010-1958 · eISSN 1945-2268 · Columbia Law Review Association
Columbia Law Review: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 2.97; subscription journal; 47 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Columbia Law Review is published by Columbia Law Review Association and is in Zone 1 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are European and International Contract Law, Legal Systems and Judicial Processes and Legal principles and applications, together about 21.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Columbia Law Review is one of the world’s leading publications of legal scholarship. Founded in 1901, the Review is an independent nonprofit corporation that produces a law journal edited and published entirely by students at Columbia Law School. It is one of a handful of student-edited law journals in the nation that publish eight […]
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- European and International Contract LawSocial Sciences7.5%
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences7.3%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences7.1%
- Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionSocial Sciences6.2%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Corporate Governance and LawBusiness, Management and Accounting5.8%
- Taxation and Legal IssuesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Law, logistics, and international tradeBusiness, Management and Accounting4.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 2 |
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
- 2.97LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.58LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 127OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,255OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 13,219 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3 | 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePreprints
- Preprints
Karl Llewellyn Lecture series celebrates pioneers in the law who have innovated and challenged legal theory Model summary
The Columbia Law Review’s Karl Llewellyn Lecture series celebrates pioneers in the law who have innovated and challenged legal theory.
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
- Columbia Law Review Association
- ISSN
- 0010-1958
- Electronic ISSN
- 1945-2268
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Columbia Law Review
What CAS zone is Columbia Law Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Columbia Law Review is in Zone 1 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Law; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Columbia Law Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.97; CiteScore 4, h-index 127.
Which databases index Columbia Law Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Columbia Law Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Columbia Law Review open access, and what is the APC?
Columbia 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, 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: .