Journal of Legal Analysis

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Legal Analysis , founded in 2009, is a fully open access peer-reviewed general journal on all aspects of law, centered at Harvard Law School but with a board of editors drawn from many universities.

It welcomes traditional legal articles as well as interdisciplinary work, and invites submissions from scholars worldwide.

All publications may be viewed and downloaded free of charge.

Print copies can be purchased at a modest charge at the end of each year.

The Journal of Legal Analysis is published by the Oxford University Press on behalf of the Harvard Law School.

The journal is underwritten by a generous grant from the Considine Family Foundation.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

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

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.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• Shining a Light on Dark Patterns

  Citation: 196

  Authors: Jamie, Lior Jacob

• Creditor Control and Conflict in Chapter 11

  Citation: 158

  Authors: Kenneth M., Edward R.

• International Soft Law

  Citation: 135

  Authors: A. T., T. L.

• Legal Origin or Colonial History?

  Citation: 125

  Authors: Daniel M., Paul G., Holger, Mark I.

• Why (And When) Judges Dissent: A Theoretical And Empirical Analysis

  Citation: 110

  Authors: Lee, William M., Richard A.

• What Is Law? A Coordination Model of the Characteristics of Legal Order

  Citation: 89

  Authors: G. K., B. R.

• Large Legal Fictions: Profiling Legal Hallucinations in Large Language Models

  Citation: 88

  Authors: Matthew, Varun, Mirac, Daniel E

• Extremism and Social Learning

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Edward L., Cass R.

• Beyond Relational Contracts: Social Capital and Network Governance in Procurement Contracts

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Lisa

• The Political Ideologies of American Lawyers

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Adam, Adam S., Maya