Yale Law Journal

pISSN: 0044-0094• eISSN: 1939-8611• The Yale Law Journal Company• 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
Political Science and International RelationsQ4
LawQ4

Is Yale Law Journal a good journal?

A lower-cited Q4 journal by citation data

By citation data, Yale Law Journal is in the lowest quartile in Political Science and International Relations and 1 other subfield and ranks #6,911 of 6,918 Social Sciences journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 100%). 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. Yale Law Journal's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.0. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Political Science and International Relations and Law, so check that your topic fits its scope.

Best quartile
Q4
Political Science and International Relations
Rank in Social Sciences
#6,911 of 6,918
Top 100%
2026 Journal Metrics Score
0.0
Acceptance rate
Not published
By the journal or publisher

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Q4
Subfield Quartile
B1
CAS Block

Yale Law Journal current release and quartile

Yale Law Journal'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 Yale Law Journal's papers: Legal Systems and Judicial Processes, Legal principles and applications, Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction, and European and International Contract Law.

OpenAlex records 138,635 citations to papers published in Yale Law Journal, and 1,517 of its papers have been cited at least 10 times each (i10-index).

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Ranking position in Social Sciences

Ranked #6,911 in Social Sciences by Journal Metrics Score and #977 among Q4 Social Sciences journals. This context helps compare Yale Law Journal against journals publishing in the same field.

#6,911
of 6,918 field journals

Yale Law Journal publication trend

Published 12 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current Journal Metrics Score of 0.0.

2022 vs 2021: 0
How Journal Metrics uses article volume

Journal Details

OpenAlex Works
16,235
H-Index
159
Fully Open Access
No
Recent OA Works
2,648
Subject Areas
Political Science and International RelationsLaw

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 Yale Law Journal

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  2. 2

    Follow the author guidelines

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  3. 3

    Submit online

    Use the submit link in Yale Law Journal's author guidelines; The Yale Law Journal Company 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 Yale Law Journal

Is Yale Law Journal a good journal?

By citation data, Yale Law Journal is in the lowest quartile in Political Science and International Relations and 1 other subfield and ranks #6,911 of 6,918 Social Sciences journals by Journal Metrics Score (top 100%). 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. Yale Law Journal's 2026 Journal Metrics Score is 0.0. OpenAlex classifies its papers in subfields including Political Science and International Relations and Law, so check that your topic fits its scope.

What is the acceptance rate of Yale Law Journal?

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

How do I submit a paper to Yale Law Journal?

Submit online through the link in Yale Law Journal'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 Yale Law Journal published each year, and citations its papers received in that year, from OpenAlex.

YearPapersCitations
2018
37
2019
443
2020
3195
2021
10
2022
12
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