The Journal of Legal Analysis
Last updated ISSN 1946-5319
The Journal of Legal Analysis is published by Oxford University Press in economics, econometrics and finance. It is open access. There is no article processing charge.
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What it publishes
Recent work in The Journal of Legal Analysis concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
- Legal and Constitutional Studies
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Legal principles and applications
- American Constitutional Law and Politics
- Corporate Finance and Governance
- Corporate Insolvency and Governance
- Property Rights and Legal Doctrine
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
Key facts
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1946-5319, 2161-7201 |
| Subject area | Economics, Econometrics and Finance |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | None |
| Indexed in | Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 179 |
| Publishing since | 2009 |
| Journal website | academic.oup.com/jla |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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