Journal of Tort Law

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Tort Law aims to be the premier publisher of original articles about tort law.

JTL is committed to methodological pluralism.

The only peer-reviewed academic journal in the U.S. devoted to tort law, the Journal of Tort Law publishes cutting-edge scholarship in tort theory and jurisprudence from a range of interdisciplinary perspectives: comparative, doctrinal, economic, empirical, historical, philosophical, and policy-oriented.

Founded by Jules Coleman (Yale) and some of the world's most prominent tort scholars from the Harvard, Fordham, NYU, Yale, and University of Haifa law faculties, the journal is the premier source for original articles about tort law and jurisprudence.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.239

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19079

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	29

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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

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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.

• Ordinary Tort Litigation in China: Law versus Practical Justice?

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Benjamin L.

• Autonomous Vehicles, Technological Progress, and the Scope Problem in Products Liability

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Alexander B.

• Exit, Adversarialism, and the Stubborn Persistence of Tort

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Nora Freeman

• Marginal Causation and Injurer Shirking

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Mark F.

• Journal of Tort Law

  Citation: 1

  Authors:

• Prosser and His Influence

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Kenneth S., G. Edward

• The Structure of Tort Law, Revisited: The Problem of Corporate Responsibility

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Benjamin

• Victim Fault and Victim Strict Responsibility in Anglo-American Tort Law

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Kenneth W.

• Sexual Consent without Passivity

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Tom

• Repeat Players in Federal Multidistrict Litigation

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Margaret S., Emery G., Catherine R.

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