Journal profile · LAW
Fordham law review
ISSN 0015-704X · Fordham University Press
Fordham law review: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.53; subscription journal; 53 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fordham law review is published by Fordham University Press and is in Zone 3 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, Criminal Law and Evidence and Law, Rights, and Freedoms, together about 39.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1914 and operating continuously since 1935, the Fordham Law Review is a scholarly journal committed to serving the legal profession and the public by discussing current legal issues. The Law Review is both an honor society and a working journal that publishes six issues per year, three each semester, totaling over 3,000 pages. The Fordham Law Review publishes works in various formats, including Articles, Essays, Symposia, and Student Notes. The Law Review also administers Fordham Law Review Online, the online companion to the Law Review, which publishes independent legal scholarship and provides a forum for scholars to respond to articles and to comment on timely legal issues.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences19.7%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences10.1%
- Law, Rights, and FreedomsSocial Sciences9.7%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences4%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences4%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
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
- 0.53LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 53LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 181 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
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)
Article types accepted4
- articlesThe Fordham Law Review publishes works in various formats, including Articles, Essays, Symposia, and Student Notes.Length not stated
- essaysThe Fordham Law Review publishes works in various formats, including Articles, Essays, Symposia, and Student Notes.Length not stated
- student notesThe Fordham Law Review publishes works in various formats, including Articles, Essays, Symposia, and Student Notes.Length not stated
- symposiaThe Fordham Law Review publishes works in various formats, including Articles, Essays, Symposia, and Student Notes.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Journal selection process for staff members based on grades, UWC, and personal statement. Model summary
The Fordham Law Review selects approximately sixty staff members each year on the basis of grades, the Unified Writing Competition (UWC), and a mandatory personal statement.
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
- Fordham University Press
- ISSN
- 0015-704X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fordham law review
What CAS zone is Fordham law review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fordham law review is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 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 Fordham law review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.53; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 7.
Which databases index Fordham law review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fordham law review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Fordham law review open access, and what is the APC?
Fordham 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: .