Journal profile · LAW
Michigan Law Review
ISSN 0026-2234 · eISSN 1939-8557 · Michigan Law Review Association
Michigan Law Review: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9; subscription journal; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Michigan Law Review is published by Michigan 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, Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems and Legal principles and applications, together about 27.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Michigan Law Review is a student-run legal journal with two primary objectives: publishing exceptional scholarship that contributes to the understanding, application, and evolution of the law; and developing future leaders of the legal profession. The Law Review undertakes this mission understanding that the best scholarship has impact beyond the legal academy. To achieve its ends, the Law Review seeks to elevate a diversity of viewpoints, ideas, and identities and to amplify historically marginalized voices. The Law Review publishes outstanding pieces from established and up-and-coming legal scholars, judges, practitioners, and law students.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editor-in-chief Raisha A. WallerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences10.7%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences7.9%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.4%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences5.3%
- Law, logistics, and international tradeBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionSocial Sciences4.5%
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 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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 112OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,147OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 18,265 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 50 | 38 | 4 |
| 2024 | 46 | 11 | 15 |
| 2023 | 50 | 50 | 49 |
| 2022 | 58 | 54 | 112 |
| 2021 | 52 | 45 | 162 |
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
- Michigan Law Review Association
- ISSN
- 0026-2234
- Electronic ISSN
- 1939-8557
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Michigan Law Review
What CAS zone is Michigan Law Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Michigan 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 Michigan Law Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.9; CiteScore 2, h-index 112.
Which databases index Michigan Law Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Michigan Law Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Michigan Law Review open access, and what is the APC?
Michigan 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: .