Journal of Legal Education

pISSN: 0022-2208• Association of American Law Schools• United States
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2026 Journal Metrics Score

0.0

Updated August 2026 · 2-year citation average from OpenAlex data

The Journal Metrics Score is the two-year mean citedness of a journal, computed from OpenAlex (CC0) data: citations received in the most recent complete year to works published in the two prior years, divided by the number of those works. Quartiles rank journals within each OpenAlex subfield by score. Data source: OpenAlex (CC0).

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Subject Category Quartiles

Quartiles computed within each OpenAlex subfield
CategoryQuartile
LawQ4
Political Science and International RelationsQ4
AccountingQ4

Is Journal of Legal Education a good journal?

A lower-cited Q4 journal by citation data

By citation data, Journal of Legal Education is in the lowest quartile in Law and 2 other subfields and ranks #6,465 of 6,918 Social Sciences journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 94%). A Q4 placement means its papers are cited less than most in the subfield; on its own it does not mean the journal is predatory or that its peer review is weak. Journal of Legal Education's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.0. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Law, Political Science and International Relations, and Accounting, so check that your topic fits its scope.

Best quartile
Q4
Law
Rank in Social Sciences
#6,465 of 6,918
Top 94%
2026 Journal Metrics Score
0.0
Acceptance rate
Not published
By the journal or publisher

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Q4
Subfield Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Journal of Legal Education current release and quartile

Journal of Legal Education's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.0, updated August 2026 from OpenAlex citation data. The journal is ranked Q4 in this Journal Metrics record.

OpenAlex lists these research topics for Journal of Legal Education's papers: Legal Education and Practice Innovations, Legal Systems and Judicial Processes, Artificial Intelligence in Law, and Business Law and Ethics.

OpenAlex records 3,339 citations to papers published in Journal of Legal Education, and 76 of its papers have been cited at least 10 times each (i10-index).

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #6,465 in Social Sciences by Journal Metrics Score and #620 among Q4 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Journal of Legal Education against journals publishing in the same field.

#6,465
of 6,918 field journals

Journal of Legal Education publication trend

Published 92 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current Journal Metrics Score of 0.0.

2021 vs 2020: +17
How Journal Metrics uses article volume

Journal Details

OpenAlex Works
1,026
H-Index
24
Fully Open Access
No
Recent OA Works
6
Subject Areas
LawPolitical Science and International RelationsAccounting

Source: the current OpenAlex source record. OpenAlex works can include multiple work types. Fully Open Access is a source-level flag. Recent OA Works is summed from OpenAlex's counts_by_year series (up to the latest ten years); it is not a lifetime OA percentage. Any APC shown here is an indicative OpenAlex value—verify current charges on the journal's official website.

How to submit to Journal of Legal Education

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    Check the scope

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  2. 2

    Follow the author guidelines

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  3. 3

    Submit online

    Use the submit link in Journal of Legal Education's author guidelines; Association of American Law Schools runs the submission site. Every author usually needs an ORCID iD, and the corresponding author needs an account on the submission site.

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Common questions about Journal of Legal Education

Is Journal of Legal Education a good journal?

By citation data, Journal of Legal Education is in the lowest quartile in Law and 2 other subfields and ranks #6,465 of 6,918 Social Sciences journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 94%). A Q4 placement means its papers are cited less than most in the subfield; on its own it does not mean the journal is predatory or that its peer review is weak. Journal of Legal Education's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.0. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Law, Political Science and International Relations, and Accounting, so check that your topic fits its scope.

What is the acceptance rate of Journal of Legal Education?

We have not found an official acceptance rate published by Journal of Legal Education or its publisher, and Journal Metrics does not estimate one because submission counts are not public. To judge selectivity, compare Journal of Legal Education's quartile and score with similar journals, or ask the editorial office.

How do I submit a paper to Journal of Legal Education?

Submit online through the link in Journal of Legal Education's author guidelines on the journal homepage. Before submitting, check the scope, follow the author guidelines for article type, length, and required statements, and prepare a cover letter.

Article Volume and Citations by Year

Papers Journal of Legal Education published each year, and citations its papers received in that year, from OpenAlex.

YearPapersCitations
2017
2451
2018
2228
2019
2735
2020
10
2021
1814
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