Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
UCLA law review
ISSN 0041-5650 · University of California Press
UCLA law review: CAS Zone 2 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.4; subscription journal; 19 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
UCLA law review is published by University of California Press 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, Rights, and Freedoms and Legal and Constitutional Studies, together about 34.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The UCLA Law Review seeks to publish the highest quality legal scholarship written by professors, aspiring academics, and students. In doing so, we strive to provide an environment in which UCLA Law Review students may grow as legal writers and thinkers.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences14.8%
- Law, Rights, and FreedomsSocial Sciences12.2%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences7%
- Copyright and Intellectual PropertyBusiness, Management and Accounting5.2%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.4%
- Corporate Law and Human RightsBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Criminal Law and EvidenceSocial Sciences4.4%
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 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview 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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.97LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.06LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 85 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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Accepting submissions for 2027 Symposium Model summary
The UCLA Law Review is now accepting submissions for our 2027 Symposium
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Founded in December 1953, the UCLA Law Review publishes six times per year by students of the UCLA School of Law and the Regents of the University of California. We also publish material solely for online consumption and dialogue in Discourse, and we produce podcasts in Dialectic. Model summary
Founded in December 1953, the UCLA Law Review publishes six times per year by students of the UCLA School of Law and the Regents of the University of California. We also publish material solely for online consumption and dialogue in Discourse, and we produce podcasts in Dialectic.
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
- University of California Press
- ISSN
- 0041-5650
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about UCLA law review
What CAS zone is UCLA law review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, UCLA law review is in Zone 2 of Sociology, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of UCLA law review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.4; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 20.
Which databases index UCLA law review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, UCLA law review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is UCLA law review open access, and what is the APC?
UCLA 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: .