Journal profile · LAW
Virginia Law Review
ISSN 0042-6601 · Virginia Law Review Association
Virginia Law Review: CAS Zone 1 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.05; fully open access; 29 articles a year; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Virginia Law Review is published by Virginia Law Review Association 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, European and International Contract Law and Legal principles and applications, together about 22.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations and 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 Sciences8.8%
- European and International Contract LawSocial Sciences6.9%
- Legal principles and applicationsSocial Sciences6.7%
- Corporate Governance and LawBusiness, Management and Accounting6.6%
- Taxation and Legal IssuesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.4%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.5%
- American Constitutional Law and PoliticsSocial Sciences5.3%
- Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionSocial Sciences5%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 2 |
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
- 3.05LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 627OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 29LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 9,790 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Virginia Law Review Association
- ISSN
- 0042-6601
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Virginia Law Review
What CAS zone is Virginia Law Review in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Virginia 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 Virginia Law Review?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.05; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 83.
Which databases index Virginia Law Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Virginia Law Review is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Virginia Law Review open access, and what is the APC?
Virginia Law Review is a fully open-access 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: .