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University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

University of Michigan Law School · United States · ISSN 0363-602X, 2688-4933

ITS Journal Score68.0
Global rank#7,969
Rank in Social Sciences#599 of 19,775
h-index26
Open access 2021–2025100%

Overview

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, published by University of Michigan Law School (United States), published 805 papers in 2021–2025, and these papers have received 2,449 citations so far. Its h-index is 26 and its two-year mean citedness is 3.23. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #7,969 of 62,158 ranked journals and #599 of 19,775 in Social Sciences.

Key figures

Papers 2021–2025805
Citations 2021–20252,449
Citations per paper3.0
h-index26
i10-index85
2-year mean citedness3.23
Open-access share100%
Change in papers (2024-25 vs 2021-22)+1,163.8%
Citation impact trend+300% or more
Article fee (APC)Fee not recorded in our data

Citations are those received so far by the papers published in these years, so the most recent years have had less time to collect them. 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. Citation impact trend compares how often a journal's 2024-25 papers are cited with how often its 2021-22 papers were cited, each measured against all ranked journals' papers of the same years, so newer papers are not at a disadvantage. "Not enough papers" or "Not enough data" means fewer than 50 papers in one of the two-year periods (or fewer than 50 citations to the earlier papers). Values above +300% or below -90% are shown as "+300% or more" or "-90% or less": such extreme values come from very low citation counts for the earlier papers.

Papers and citations by year

YearPapersCitations so far to that year's papersOpen-access papers
20201855318
2021323532
2022263726
202314814
2024182718
20257152,342715

What it publishes

The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.

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Identity and sources

  • ISSN-L: 0363-602X
  • Print ISSN: 0363-602X
  • Electronic ISSN: 2688-4933
  • Publisher: University of Michigan Law School
  • Listed in DOAJ: No
  • Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
  • OpenAlex: S151673326
  • Journal website: students.law.umich.edu

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 University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform?

It is 68.0 out of 100, which places it #7,969 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 University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform?

This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 3.23.

Is University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform open access?

100% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.

Does University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform charge a publication fee?

The fee is not recorded in our data. This does not mean the journal is free; many open-access journals charge authors a fee. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.

Transparent methodology

How the ITS Journal Score works

One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.

A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.

What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.