Journal profile · LAW
Harvard Law Review
ISSN 0017-811X · eISSN 2161-976X · Harvard Law Review Association
Harvard Law Review: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.52; subscription journal; 56 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Harvard Law Review is published by Harvard Law Review Association 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, European and International Contract Law and Taxation and Legal Issues, together about 22% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Harvard Law Review Fellowship supports recent Harvard Law School graduates with a demonstrated interest in serving the public interest through their work and scholarship. It enables fellows to spend a year working in a public interest-related role at a government agency or nonprofit organization. Each fellow will receive a $65,000 stipend. At the end of the fellowship year, each fellow is expected to write a piece of legal scholarship that draws on the fellow’s work during their fellowship year, which will be considered for publication in the Review.
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 Sciences8.1%
- European and International Contract LawSocial Sciences7.1%
- Taxation and Legal IssuesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.8%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences6.8%
- Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionSocial Sciences6.4%
- Corporate Governance and LawBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.6%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.2%
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 1.52LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.07LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 162OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,864OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 56LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19,559 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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 accepted10
- appendixAppendixLength not stated
- articlesArticlesLength not stated
- book reviewsBook ReviewsLength not stated
- essaysEssaysLength not stated
- in memoriamIn MemoriamLength not stated
- leading caseLeading CaseLength not stated
- notesNotesLength not stated
- recent caseRecent CaseLength not stated
- recent regulationRecent RegulationLength not stated
- tributesTributesLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Submissions welcome throughout the year. Model summary
The Review, the Forum, and online Blog welcome submissions throughout the year.
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
- Harvard Law Review Association
- ISSN
- 0017-811X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2161-976X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Harvard Law Review
What CAS zone is Harvard Law Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Harvard Law Review is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Law. 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 Harvard Law Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.52; CiteScore 4.2, h-index 162.
Which databases index Harvard Law Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Harvard Law Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Harvard Law Review open access, and what is the APC?
Harvard 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .