Aims and Scope
The Journal of Empirical Legal Studies is a peer-edited and peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes empirically-oriented research on a wide range of legal topics, including civil justice, civil procedure, corporate law, administrative law, and constitutional law. The journal is highly interdisciplinary and draws authors from law schools, as well as from economics, psychology, sociology, public policy, and political science departments. The journal was established in 2004 and is published by Wiley-Blackwell in collaboration with the Cornell Law School. In terms of academic citations, the journal is ranked 1st among refereed law and social science journals, and 1st among refereed law and economics journals; in terms of judicial citations, it is ranked 2nd and 1st in those categories, respectively; in terms of impact, it is ranked 2nd and 1st in those categories, respectively.
Key Metrics
2.1
CiteScore
CiteScore
CiteScore measures average citations received per document published in the serial.
30
H index
H-Index
Journal's h-index reflects the collective citation impact of the authors publishing in the journal. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal has published at least h papers that have each been cited at least h times.
Q1
Law
SJR
- Q1 Law
- Q1 Education
SJR
SJR
SCImago Journal Rank measures weighted citations received by the serial. Citation weighting depends on subject field and prestige (SJR) of the citing serial.
1.09
SNIP
SNIP
Source Normalized Impact per Paper measures actual citations received relative to citations expected for the serial’s subject field.
Topics Covered
- Supreme court
- Corporate tax
- Tort
- Corporate social responsibility
- Accounting
- Personal injury
- Morality
- National Health Interview Survey
- Sitting
- Empirical legal studies
- Secondary Payer
- Risk assessment
- Empirical evidence
Journal Specifications
| Overview | |
| Publisher | WILEY |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| General Details | |
| Language | English |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Publication Start Year | 2004 |
| Publisher URL | Visit website |
| Website URL | Visit website |
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Litigation with negative expected value suits: An experimental analysis
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Scite analysis
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729 articles received 7.6k citations see all
- 336 Supporting
- 7,099 Mentioning
- 41 Contrasting
Editorial notices
- 0 Retractions
- 0 Withdrawals
- 1 Corrections
- 1 Errata
- 0 Expression of Concern
FAQs
How long has Journal of Empirical Legal Studies been actively publishing?
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies has been in operation since 2004 till date.
What is the publishing frequency of Journal of Empirical Legal Studies ?
Journal of Empirical Legal Studies published with a Quarterly frequency.
How many articles did Journal of Empirical Legal Studies publish last years ?
In 2023, Journal of Empirical Legal Studies published 41 articles.
What is the eISSN & pISSN for Journal of Empirical Legal Studies ?
For Journal of Empirical Legal Studies,eISSN is 1740-1461 and pISSN is1740-1453.
What is Citescore for Journal of Empirical Legal Studies ?
Citescore for Journal of Empirical Legal Studies is 2.1.
What is H index for Journal of Empirical Legal Studies ?
H index for Journal of Empirical Legal Studies is 30.
What is SNIP score for Journal of Empirical Legal Studies ?
SNIP score for Journal of Empirical Legal Studies is 1.09.
What is the SJR for Journal of Empirical Legal Studies ?
SJR for Journal of Empirical Legal Studies is Q1.
Who is the publisher of Journal of Empirical Legal Studies ?
WILEY is the publisher of Journal of Empirical Legal Studies.