Legal Education Review - Impact Factor, Indexing, Rank, and APC 2026

Aims & Scope

The Legal Education Review (LER) is an independent, open access and refereed journal.

Its objectives are to encourage and disseminate research into legal education and to stimulate discussion debate and experimentation on topics related to legal education.

The LER was established in 1989 with the support of a grant from the Law Foundation of NSW.

The Editors of the Review are appointed by the Australasian Law Academics Association (ALAA), (formerly known as the Australasian Law Teachers Association).

Publication of the journal is managed by the Faculty of Law at Bond University.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8
2024	0.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.295

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16804

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	21

Impact Factor Trend

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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.

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.