American Journal of International Law

Aims & Scope

AJIL is a leading peer-reviewed journal, published quarterly since 1907.

It features articles, essays, editorial comments, current developments, and book reviews by pre-eminent scholars and practitioners from around the world addressing developments in public and private international law and foreign relations law.

The Journal also contains analyses of decisions by national and international courts and tribunals as well as a section on contemporary U.S. practice in international law.

AJIL and AJIL Unbound are indispensable for all professionals working in international law, economics, trade, and foreign affairs.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3
2024	2.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.905

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The Emerging Right to Democratic Governance

  Citation: 376

  Authors: Thomas M.

• Lawyers, Judges, and the Making of a Transnational Constitution

  Citation: 301

  Authors: Eric

• The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

  Citation: 294

  Authors: Peter L.

• The Legitimacy of International Governance: A Coming Challenge for International Environmental Law?

  Citation: 234

  Authors: Daniel

• The Paris Climate Change Agreement: A New Hope?

  Citation: 230

  Authors: Daniel

• Towards Relative Normativity in International Law?

  Citation: 225

  Authors: Prosper

• Feminist Approaches to International Law

  Citation: 211

  Authors: Hilary, Christine, Shelley

• The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

  Citation: 206

  Authors: Clare, Daniel, Anne, James W.

• The Humanization of Humanitarian Law

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Theodor

• Exploitation Creep and the Unmaking of Human Trafficking Law

  Citation: 195

  Authors: Janie A.

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