ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1996–2026; 1994; 1985-1991; 1983; 1981; 1977-1979; 1973-1975
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
4.9
Best quartile
Q1 · 92nd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 88 / 1162 | 92nd | Q1 |
Yale Law Journal
ISSN 0044-0094 · 1939-8611
Publisher: The Yale Law Journal Company, Inc.
Scopus · Q1ABDC A*WoS · SSCI
Is Yale Law Journal indexed in Scopus? Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1996–2026; 1994; 1985-1991; 1983; 1981; 1977-1979; 1973-1975, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.9.
Is Yale Law Journal in Web of Science? Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Yale Law Journal? It is rated A* in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Commercial law.
Is Yale Law Journal open access? No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
4.9
CiteScore 2025
Scopus
Q1
Best quartile
92nd percentile
A*
ABDC rating
JQL 2025
3
Indexed in
major indexes
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1891
Field of research
Commercial law (4801)
Publisher (per ABDC)
The Yale Law Journal Company, Inc.
A* = top 5–7% of journals in its field — an internationally recognised exemplar of excellence.
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FT50Financial Times research list
Not listed in FT50.
UT DallasUTD top-100 business research
Not listed in UT Dallas.
ONOS · APC coveredOne Nation One Subscription (Govt of India)
Not in the ONOS APC-supported list.
Publishing in this journal is not centrally APC-funded under One Nation One Subscription.
Official sources & links
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