Journal profile · LAW
Stanford Law Review
ISSN 0038-9765 · Stanford Law Review
Stanford Law Review: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.34; subscription journal; 25 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Stanford Law Review is published by Stanford Law Review and is in Zone 1 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Legal Systems and Judicial Processes, Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems and American Constitutional Law and Politics, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A dual goal is set for the Review: to publish a journal of worth to lawyers and to provide an educational experience of value to students. Fortunately, these goals are complementary. These principles shall guide us: care, precision, and impartiality are vital; the economic, political, and social forces which mold the law deserve special emphasis; investigation of developing legal problems in advance of their widespread litigation is to be encouraged; readability is a necessity.
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 Sciences15%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.1%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences6.9%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences6.6%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.8%
- Law, Rights, and FreedomsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences5.1%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview 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
- 3.34LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 759OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 25LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,292 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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Membership selection process Model summary
Members are selected at the end of their first year through a blind-graded exercise that tests candidates on their editing skills and legal writing ability.
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
- Stanford Law Review
- ISSN
- 0038-9765
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Stanford Law Review
What CAS zone is Stanford Law Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Stanford Law Review is in Zone 1 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Law; it is a Top journal. 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 Stanford Law Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.34; CiteScore 5.2, h-index 111.
Which databases index Stanford Law Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Stanford Law Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Stanford Law Review open access, and what is the APC?
Stanford 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: .