Occasionally, I compile data for various reports that turn out to be interesting or generally useful. This page is a growing collection of those data.
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Psychology & Law Journals by Impact Factor (2009)
Measure 1: Social Science Citation Index
The following psychology-and-law-related journals appear in the Social Science Citation Index. The journals are sorted by their impact factor from the 2008 index edition. Journals that are not indexed by ISI (who compiles the SSCI) are not included in this analysis.
1. Law and Human Behavior (2.28)
2. Psychology, Public Policy and Law (2.27)
3. Criminal Justice & Behavior (1.50)
4. Behavioral Sciences and the Law (1.45)
5. Psychology, Crime and Law (0.97)
6. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology (0.59)
7. Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice (0.38)
8. Legal & Criminological Psychology (0.35)
Source: 2008 Social Science Citation Index - Current as of Summer 2009
Measure 2: Law Journal Rankings, Washington & Lee Law School (based on Westlaw database)
These journals appear in the Law Journal Rankings compiled annually by John Doyle at Washington and Lee University's Law School. The impact factors are calculated from articles that appear in the Westlaw database, and are current as of 2008/2009. Because of differing methodologies, these impact factor scores are not directly comparable to the above SSCI scores.
1. Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (1.38)
2. Psychology, Public Policy & Law (0.56)
3. Jurimetrics (0.46)
4. Law and Psychology Review (0.42)
5. Law and Human Behavior (0.28)
6. Psychology, Crime and Law (0.01)
Citation/Cited By Analysis of the journal, Law and Human Behavior
Top journals cited by L&HB Articles:
1. Law and Human Behavior
2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
3. Psychology, Public Policy and Law
4. Journal of Applied Social Psychology
5. Journal of Applied Psychology
6. Behavioral Science and the Law
7. Psychological Bulletin
8. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
9. American Psychologist
10. Psychological ReviewTop journals that cite L&HB:
1. Law and Human Behavior
2. Behavioral Sciences and the Law
3. Applied Cognitive Psychology
4. Psychology, Public Policy and Law
5. Psychology, Crime and Law
6. Journal of Applied Social Psychology
7. Wisconsin Law Review
8. Legal and Criminological Psychology
9. Criminal Justice and Behavior
10. Journal of Forensic PsychologySource: Social Science Citation Index, 2006