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Journal of Law and Society

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

United KingdomLaw (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1)ISSN-matched source record
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Q1Ranking
1.4Impact Factor (2025)
63H-index (SCImago 2025)
0.746SJR (2025)
1983, 1985, 1988, 1991-1993, 1996-2026Coverage

About Journal of Law and Society

Journal of Law and Society is a scholarly journal published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q1, with an SJR of 0.746 and H-index of 63.

Coverage: 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991-1993, 1996-2026. Research categories: Law (Q1); Sociology and Political Science (Q1).

Verified field sources

  • Editor(s): Philip A. Thomas (Editor) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Editorial leadership listed under Edited By on the Wiley journal homepage; publisher role retained without assuming Editor-in-Chief.
  • Journal Impact Factor: 1.4 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from Wiley Journal Metrics, distinct from CiteScore and Journal Citation Indicator.
  • Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from Wiley Journal Metrics, distinct from CiteScore and Journal Citation Indicator.

Source-backed journal facts

ISSN(s)0263-323X, 1467-6478
ISSN-L0263-323X
Source typeJournal
Publisher / hosting organisationWiley
Publisher country codeGB
Fully open access (OpenAlex)Not marked as fully open access; hybrid options may exist
DOAJ flag (OpenAlex)Not listed in OpenAlex metadata; this is not a direct DOAJ check
Works recorded in OpenAlex2,044
Citations recorded in OpenAlex39,938
OpenAlex H-index87
Years represented in OpenAlex1980–2026 (not the founding or closing dates)

Topics in published research

Law in Society and Culture; Legal Education and Practice Innovations; Judicial and Constitutional Studies; Legal principles and applications; Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis; Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems.

OpenAlex classifies topics from published works. These topics are not the publisher’s official aims and scope.

Reported open-access list prices

3,170.00 USD; 2,670.00 EUR; 2,100.00 GBP

APC list prices reported by OpenAlex, which obtains this information from DOAJ. Confirm current charges, taxes, waivers and eligibility with the publisher; this is not a fee quotation.

Source: OpenAlex source record. Retrieved 2026-10-03. Source record updated 2026-10-02. OpenAlex metrics are different from SCImago metrics and the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

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