Columbia Law Review

Aims & Scope

The Columbia Law Review is one of the world’s leading publications of legal scholarship.

Founded in 1901, the Review is an independent nonprofit corporation that produces a law journal edited and published entirely by students at Columbia Law School.

It is one of a handful of student-edited law journals in the nation that publish eight issues a year.

The Review is one of the most widely distributed and cited law reviews in the country.

It receives about 2,000 submissions per year and selects approximately 20–25 manuscripts for publication annually, in addition to student Notes.

In 2008, the Review expanded its audience with the launch of an online supplement to its print issues.

Columbia Law Review Online, formerly known as Sidebar, brings together a diverse group of legal scholars, practitioners, community leaders, and judges, into one forum for the discussion of pressing legal issues.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.513

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	85

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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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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.

• Social Norms and Social Roles

  Citation: 685

  Authors: Cass R.

• Racing towards the Top?: The Impact of Cross-Listings and Stock Market Competition on International Corporate Governance

  Citation: 668

  Authors: John C.

• Liquidity versus Control: The Institutional Investor as Corporate Monitor

  Citation: 543

  Authors: John C.

• On the Complex Economics of Patent Scope

  Citation: 488

  Authors: Robert P., Richard R.

• A Constitution of Democratic Experimentalism

  Citation: 344

  Authors: Michael C., Charles F.

• An Economist's Perspective on the Theory of the Firm

  Citation: 272

  Authors: Oliver

• An Economic Theory of the Criminal Law

  Citation: 260

  Authors: Richard A.

• Transcendental Nonsense and the Functional Approach

  Citation: 253

  Authors: Felix S.

• Public Pension Fund Activism in Corporate Governance Reconsidered

  Citation: 237

  Authors: Roberta

• Second Generation Employment Discrimination: A Structural Approach

  Citation: 199

  Authors: Susan

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