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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #14,613Subscription

Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy

Identifier (ISSN):0193-4872(Print)
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Publisher:Harvard University Press
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.7↑ +0.2
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy

WoS Q2
00110.6720220.620230.620240.520250.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.384
#14,613

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
33

33 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate16.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
20articles/year
0% Gold OA•92.86% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy is published three times annually by the Harvard Society for Law & Public Policy, Inc., an organization of Harvard Law School students. The Journal is one of the most widely circulated student-edited law reviews and the nation’s leading forum for conservative and libertarian legal scholarship. The late Stephen Eberhard and former Senator and Secretary of Energy E. Spencer Abraham founded the journal twenty-eight years ago and many journal alumni have risen to prominent legal positions in the government and at the nation’s top law firms.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science99%Law99%Sociology72.2%Philosophy52.3%Politics48.6%Economics47.9%Supreme court43.8%Computer science38.4%Constitution35%History31.1%Geography29.8%Archaeology29.5%Programming language25.7%Linguistics24.8%Epistemology24.4%Law and economics24.4%Theology22.7%Psychology22.2%Mathematics20.2%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

LAW

Q2
Rank199/443
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

LAW

Q2
Rank181/443
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

17 year
2026Latest
IF0.7
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2025
IF0.5
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2024
IF0.6
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2023
IF0.6
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2022
IF0.667
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #14,613Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1980, 1985, 1990, 1995-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.384

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.32

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,736 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations126
3-Year Documents107
Citable Documents105

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate18.2%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

LawQ2
Sociology and Political ScienceQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 16.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区LAW
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy (ISSN: 0193-4872) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of LAW, published by Harvard University Press in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.70, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.384 (Q2), an H-index of 33.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 20 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $2,736 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Open Access Model
Subscription
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01