Liverpool Law Review

Aims & Scope

The Liverpool Law Review is a tri-annual journal of contemporary domestic, European and international legal and social policy issues.

The Journal aims to provide articles, commentaries and reviews across a wide range of theoretical and practical legal and social policy matters - including public law, private law, civil and criminal justice, international law, ethics and legal theory.

The Journal has many international subscribers and regularly publishes important contributions from the U.K. and abroad.

Articles and commentaries are published with sufficient speed to ensure that they are truly current.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.30

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	23098

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	57

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.170

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	16

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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.

• TRIPS-Plus Free Trade Agreements and Access to Medicines

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Susan K.

• Four Lessons for Developing Countries from the Trade Negotiations Over Access to Medicines

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Peter

• ‘You May Kiss the Bride, But You May Not Open Your Mouth When You Do So’: Policies Concerning Sex, Marriage and Relationships in English Forensic Psychiatric Facilities

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Peter, Nadia, Kelso, Claire, Nigel

• “Not Gods But Animals”: Human Dignity and Vulnerable Subjecthood

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Mary

• A Primer to Traditional Knowledge Protection in India: The Road Ahead

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Shambhu Prasad, Ravneet

• Citation: 18

  Authors: Michael

• The Notion of Consent to Sexual Activity for Persons with Mental Disabilities

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Suzanne

• When Love is a Crime: Is the Criminalisation of Same Sex Relations in Nigeria a Protection of Nigerian Culture?

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Augustine Edobor

• A Third Liberal Theory of Secession

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Robert W.

• Canada and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES): Lessons Learned on Implementation and Compliance

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Tanya

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