Journal profile · LAW
Journal of Legal Studies Education
ISSN 0896-5811 · eISSN 1744-1722
Journal of Legal Studies Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,900; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Legal Studies Education is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Business Law and Ethics, Legal Education and Practice Innovations and Legal Issues in Education, together about 61.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published twice annually, the Journal of Legal Studies Education (JLSE) is an invaluable resource for professors of business law. The journal is peer-reviewed and closely examines pedagogical issues within business legal studies. For information on submissions, see the 'Author Guidelines'.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editor-in-chief Tonia Hap MurphyPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Business Law and EthicsBusiness, Management and Accounting27.7%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences21.3%
- Legal Issues in EducationSocial Sciences12.3%
- Ethics in Business and EducationDecision Sciences6.2%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.4%
- Corporate Law and Human RightsBusiness, Management and Accounting2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceERICPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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 (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 13Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 7,956Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 727 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 17 | 7 | 5 |
| 2024 | 15 | 5 | 16 |
| 2023 | 12 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,900 / EUR 2,450 / GBP 1,930 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4
- editorialORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES - The editorial board selects high quality manuscripts that are of interest to a substantial portion of the journal’s readers. The ed…Length not stated
- literature reviewORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES - The editorial board selects high quality manuscripts that are of interest to a substantial portion of the journal’s readers. The ed…Length not stated
- original research articleORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES - The editorial board selects high quality manuscripts that are of interest to a substantial portion of the journal’s readers. The ed…Length not stated
- surveyORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES - The editorial board selects high quality manuscripts that are of interest to a substantial portion of the journal’s readers. The ed…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal encourages data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is your responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a subscription journal that offers an open access option. You'll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an APC, unless a waiver applies. Read more about APCs here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 1. Submission and Peer Review Process
Once the submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, authors may submit on the Scholastica platform. Alternatively, submissions may be sent via email to jlsesubmission@alsb.org.
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
- ISSN
- 0896-5811
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-1722
- Society / sponsor
- Academy of Legal Studies in Business
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 43, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Legal Studies Education
What CAS zone is Journal of Legal Studies Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Legal Studies Education is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Legal Studies Education?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 17.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Legal Studies Education?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: ≤ 7; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Which databases index Journal of Legal Studies Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Legal Studies Education is indexed in ESCI. The journal's website also lists Web of Science and ERIC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Legal Studies Education open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Legal Studies Education is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,900.
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: .