Journal profile · LAW
GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL
ISSN 0016-8092 · Georgetown University Law Center
GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.48; subscription journal; 26 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL is published by Georgetown University Law Center 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 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Legal and Constitutional Studies, together about 34.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Georgetown Law Journal is headquartered at Georgetown Law in Washington, D.C. and has published more than 500 issues since its inception, as well as the widely used Annual Review of Criminal Procedure (ARCP). The Journal is currently, and always has been, run by law students.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editor-in-chief Eugene Quay.Publisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences16.1%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences10.7%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8%
- Law, Rights, and FreedomsSocial Sciences8%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.4%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences5.4%
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 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 1 |
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
- 1.48LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
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
- Georgetown University Law Center
- ISSN
- 0016-8092
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL
What CAS zone is GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 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 GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.48; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 10.
Which databases index GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL open access, and what is the APC?
GEORGETOWN LAW JOURNAL 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .