Law and Philosophy serves as a forum for the publication of work in law and philosophy that is of common interest to individuals in the disciplines of jurisprudence and legal philosophy. The journal publishes articles that use all approaches in both fields. In addition, it publishes work in any of the major legal traditions, including common law, civil law, and the socialist tradition.
The editors of Law and Philosophy encourage papers that exhibit a philosophical reflection on the law and that are also informed by a solid knowledge of the law. Moreover, they encourage legal analysis informed by sound philosophical methods and principles.
- Publishes papers that exhibit a philosophical reflection on the law informed by a knowledge of the law
- Publishes legal analysis informed by philosophical methods and principles
- Features work in all of the major legal traditions
- Serves as a forum for the publication of work in law and philosophy
Journal information
- Editors-in-Chief
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- Kimberly Kessler Ferzan,
- John Oberdiek
- Publishing model
- Hybrid (Transformative Journal). Learn about publishing Open Access with us
Journal metrics
- 0.816 (2019)
- Impact factor
- 0.807 (2019)
- Five year impact factor
- 59 days
- Submission to first decision
- 404 days
- Submission to acceptance
- 52,740 (2019)
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COVID-19 and impact on peer review
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About this journal
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-0522
- Print ISSN
- 0167-5249
- Abstracted and indexed in
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- ANVUR
- CNKI
- Current Contents / Social & Behavioral Sciences
- Dimensions
- EBSCO Discovery Service
- ERIH PLUS
- Google Scholar
- Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China
- JSTOR
- Journal Citation Reports/Social Sciences Edition
- Naver
- OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
- PhilPapers
- ProQuest-ExLibris Primo
- ProQuest-ExLibris Summon
- SCImago
- SCOPUS
- Social Science Citation Index
- TD Net Discovery Service
- UGC-CARE List (India)
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