Overview
Law & Policy, published by Wiley (United Kingdom), published 134 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 511 citations in those years. Its h-index is 77 and its two-year mean citedness is 2.21. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #10,026 of 62,158 ranked journals and #1,029 of 19,774 in Social Sciences.
Key figures
Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.
Papers and citations by year
| Year | Papers | Citations received | Open-access papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 | 163 | 9 |
| 2021 | 23 | 88 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27 | 176 | 15 |
| 2023 | 36 | 110 | 25 |
| 2024 | 30 | 126 | 18 |
| 2025 | 18 | 11 | 9 |
What it publishes
The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.
Similar journals
Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.
| Journal | Field | Score | Papers 2021–2025 | Open access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal of Supreme Court History | Social Sciences | 31.0 | 171 | 9% |
| The Prison Journal | Social Sciences | 60.1 | 182 | 26% |
| Journal of Offender Rehabilitation | Social Sciences | 65.3 | 105 | 26% |
| Journal of Law and Courts | Social Sciences | 57.9 | 112 | 62% |
| International Journal of Constitutional Law | Social Sciences | 59.8 | 549 | 45% |
| Annual Review of Law and Social Science | Social Sciences | 62.0 | 117 | 97% |
| Federal Sentencing Reporter | Social Sciences | 45.2 | 251 | 6% |
| Hague Journal on the Rule of Law | Social Sciences | 59.6 | 112 | 81% |
Identity and sources
- ISSN-L: 0265-8240
- Print ISSN: 0265-8240
- Electronic ISSN: 1467-9930
- Publisher: Wiley
- Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
- Crossref: Not yet checked
- OpenAlex: S43719661
- Journal website: onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.
Questions
What is the ITS Journal Score of Law & Policy?
It is 64.6 out of 100, which places it #10,026 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.
What is the impact factor of Law & Policy?
This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 2.21.
Is Law & Policy open access?
50% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.
Does Law & Policy charge a publication fee?
No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.