Journal profile · LAW
University of Illinois law review
ISSN 0276-9948 · eISSN 1942-9231 · University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Law
University of Illinois law review: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.65; subscription journal; 51 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
University of Illinois law review is published by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Law and is in Zone 4 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 Corporate Insolvency and Governance, together about 28.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences13.8%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7.8%
- Corporate Insolvency and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Legal Education and Practice InnovationsSocial Sciences6%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences5.2%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences5.2%
- Law, Rights, and FreedomsSocial Sciences5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.65LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 98 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 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
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Law
- ISSN
- 0276-9948
- Electronic ISSN
- 1942-9231
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about University of Illinois law review
What CAS zone is University of Illinois law review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, University of Illinois law review is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 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 University of Illinois law review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.65; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 12.
Which databases index University of Illinois law review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, University of Illinois law review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is University of Illinois law review open access, and what is the APC?
University of Illinois 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; 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: .