ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q4SCImago #29,631Gold OA

University of Pittsburgh Law Review

Identifier (ISSN):0041-9915(Print)/1942-8405(Online)
•
Publisher:University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.2– 0
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q4
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for University of Pittsburgh Law Review

WoS Q4
00110.1120220.220230.220240.220250.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q4
0.109
#29,631

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
19

19 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate50%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
16articles/year
100% Gold OA•94.12% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Law Review is a student-run journal of legal scholarship that publishes quarterly. Our goal is to contribute to the legal community by featuring pertinent articles that highlight current legal issues and changes in the law. The Law Review publishes articles, comments, book reviews, and notes on a wide variety of topics, including constitutional law, securities regulation, criminal procedure, family law, international law, and jurisprudence. The Law Review has also hosted several symposia, bringing scholars into one setting for lively debate and discussion of key legal topics.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science84.9%Law74.8%Economics56%Sociology51.5%Business42.6%Philosophy33.7%Computer science32.5%Law and economics30.9%Psychology28.5%Biology24.4%History21.5%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

LAW

Q4
Rank343/443
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

LAW

Q4
Rank359/443
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.2
Articles / Year7
Total Citations0
2025
IF0.2
Articles / Year32
Total Citations0
2024
IF0.2
Articles / Year49
Total Citations13
2023
IF0.2
Articles / Year43
Total Citations23
2022
IF0.107
Articles / Year30
Total Citations30

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #29,631Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1973-1975, 1977, 1979-1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993-1994, 1996-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.109

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

Quartile: Scopus Q4
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.09

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,221 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations13
3-Year Documents103
Citable Documents96

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 Rate27.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

LawQ4
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: 50%

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

University of Pittsburgh Law Review (ISSN: 0041-9915) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of LAW, published by University Library System, University of Pittsburgh in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.20, ranking in quartile Q4 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.109 (Q4), an H-index of 19.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 16 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Gold OA model with an estimated APC of $2,221 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
Gold OA
Publisher
University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: b07a6ca4-afe7-4ab0-bb04-0ae641d64f70
Database Updated: 2026-10-01