Journal profile · LAW
NOTRE DAME LAW REVIEW
ISSN 0745-3515 · Joe Christensen, Inc.
NOTRE DAME LAW REVIEW: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.44; subscription journal; 17 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NOTRE DAME LAW REVIEW is published by Joe Christensen, Inc. 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, Legal and Constitutional Studies and Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems, together about 40.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Notre Dame Lawyer was organized in 1925. In 1981, the staff of the Lawyer changed the publication’s name from the Lawyer to the Notre Dame Law Review, but all generations have remained committed to the original founders’ vision of a law review “synonymous with respect for law and jealous of any unjust attacks upon it.” Today the Law Review maintains its tradition of excellence, and its membership includes some of the most able and distinguished judges, professors, and practitioners in the country. Entirely student-edited, the Law Review offers its members an invaluable occasion for training in precise analysis of legal problems and in clear and cogent presentation of legal issues. In addition, the Law Review affords its members the opportunity to foster scholarly discourse within the legal community. The Law Review seeks to enrich discourse in the legal community, while remaining mindful of the Catholic tradition of justice, a commitment prominently featured in each issue’s dedication to Our Lady, Mirror of Justice. Each year the Law Review publishes one volume, appearing in five separate issues between November and July. One issue of each volume, Federal Courts, Practice & Procedure, represents a forum for exploring civil practice and procedure in the federal courts.
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 Sciences20.5%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance13.6%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences4.6%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Law in Society and CultureSocial Sciences4.6%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences3.8%
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 2 |
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
- 1.44LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 80 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
- Joe Christensen, Inc.
- ISSN
- 0745-3515
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NOTRE DAME LAW REVIEW
What CAS zone is NOTRE DAME LAW REVIEW in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, NOTRE DAME 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 NOTRE DAME LAW REVIEW?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.44; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 6.
Which databases index NOTRE DAME LAW REVIEW?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NOTRE DAME LAW REVIEW is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is NOTRE DAME LAW REVIEW open access, and what is the APC?
NOTRE DAME 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: .