Law and Social Inquiry

Aims & Scope

Law & Social Inquiry (LSI) is a multidisciplinary quarterly that publishes original research articles and wide-ranging review essays that contribute to the understanding of sociolegal processes.

Law & Social Inquiry’s combination of empirical and theoretical research with critique and appraisal of the sociolegal field make the journal an indispensable source for the latest research and commentary.

Law & Social Inquiry’s ambit spans law and sociology, economics, political science, social psychology, history, philosophy and other social science and humanities disciplines.

The journal publishes a remarkable range of scholarship on specific topics in law and society, including but not limited to law, legal institutions, the legal profession, and legal processes.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.561

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	63

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	10364

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	263

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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 License and Environmental Protection: Why Businesses Go Beyond Compliance

  Citation: 636

  Authors: Neil, Robert A., Dorothy

• Legitimacy, Social Identity, and the Mobilization of Law: The Effects of Assembly Bill 540 on Undocumented Students in California

  Citation: 201

  Authors: Leisy

• The Purchase of Intimacy

  Citation: 193

  Authors: Viviana A.

• Legal Rational Myths: The New Institutionalism and the Law and Society Tradition

  Citation: 166

  Authors: Mark C., Lauren B.

• Money, Mortgages, and the Conquest of America

  Citation: 139

  Authors: K-Sue

• A Social Psychological Perspective on Perceiving and Reporting Discrimination

  Citation: 126

  Authors: Cheryl R., Brenda

• The Epistemology of Pure Sociology

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Donald

• Colonialism, Culture, and the Law: A Foreword

  Citation: 121

  Authors: John L.

• Injustice Frames, Legality, and the Everyday Construction of Sexual Harassment

  Citation: 120

  Authors: Anna-Maria

• What's Gender Got to Do with It? Incivility in the Federal Courts

  Citation: 118

  Authors: Lilia M., Kimberly A., Vicki J., Leslie V., Linda L., Mary, Louise F.

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