British Journal of American Legal Studies

Aims & Scope

The British Journal of American Legal Studies is a scholarly journal which publishes articles of interest to the Anglo-American legal community.

Submissions are invited from academics and practitioners on both sides of the Atlantic on all aspects of constitutional law having relevance to the United States, including human rights, legal and political theory, socio-legal studies and legal history.

International, comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives are particularly welcome.

All submissions will be peer-refereed through anonymous referee processes.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.20

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	27499

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	8

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.118

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

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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.

• Fascism-lite in America (or The Social Ideal of Donald Trump)

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Ewan

• Sentencing Disparities

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Melissa

• Regulatory Coherence and Standardization Mechanisms in the Trans-Pacific Partnership

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Phoenix X. F.

• The Trans-Pacific Partnership

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Tania, Elizabeth

• (Mis)judging Ordinary Meaning?: Corpus Linguistics, the Frequency Fallacy, and the Extension-Abstraction Distinction in “Ordinary Meaning” Textualism

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Shlomo

• A Historical Perspective on Administrative Jurisdiction in Latin America: Continental European Tradition versus U.S. Influence

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Ricardo

• The Curious Incident of Trump and the Courts: Interbranch Deference in an Age of Populism

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Bruce G.

• Introduction To U.S. Free Trade Agreements

  Citation: 3

  Authors: David A.

• Adventures in Higher Education, Happiness, And Mindfulness

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Peter H.

• To Have, to Hold, and to Vanquish: Property and Inheritance in the History of Marriage and Surnames

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Deborah J.

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