Open Access Law Journals
A list of Open Access Law journals for you to publish your manuscript in
Law is system of rules and guidelines, generally backed by governmental authority
Open Access journals publish papers that are free to the reader to download. OA papers have undergone peer review and are not more or less stringent than papers in closed journals — the main difference is in the business model.
This list of Law Open Access journals will hopefully make it easier for you to decide where to publish your Law manuscript.
We have thousands of high-impact factor Law journals in our list.In many cases, you only see lists of Law journals, nonetheless, in our case we have made the list with open access Law journals in mind.Use our different columns — number of papers, number of citations, and relevance — to find the best Law venue for your manuscript.
The DOAJ columns refers to the The Directory of Open Access Journals, a list of open access journals, maintained by Infrastructure Services for Open Access.
There are certain criteria a journal must meet to be indexed by DOAJ, and thus inclusion in the DOAJ index is seen by scholars as a mark of quality.
All the open access Law journals in this list are indexed in OA.mg.
If you spot any mistakes in this table of Law OA journals, don’t hesitate to send us an email.
Name | ISSN | DOAJ | Publisher | No. of Papers | Citations | Relevance▼ | Website |
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Aboriginal History | 0314-8769 | ANU Press | 1219 | 2438 | 97.6 | ||
Health Research Policy and Systems | 1478-4505 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1278 | 23377 | 97.6 | Website |
Deakin Law Review | 1321-3660 | Deakin University | 333 | 1002 | 97.3 | Website | |
Utrecht law review | 1871-515X | ☑ | Utrecht University School of Law | 475 | 2282 | 97.1 | Website |
African Human Rights Law Journal | 1609-073X | ☑ | Academy of Science of South Africa | 586 | 1710 | 96.4 | Website |
Human Resources for Health | 1478-4491 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1235 | 32131 | 96.4 | Website |
Law in context | 0811-5796 | 348 | 801 | 96.3 | |||
Social media and society | 2056-3051 | ☑ | SAGE | 1091 | 11528 | 96 | Website |
NACADA Journal | 0271-9517 | National Academic Advising Association NACADA | 781 | 6753 | 95.9 | ||
QUT Law Review | 2201-7275 | ☑ | Queensland University of Technology | 625 | 802 | 95.8 | Website |
International Journal of Corporate Social Responsibility | 2366-0074 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 69 | 1018 | 95.7 | Website |
Laws | 2075-471X | ☑ | MDPI AG | 442 | 1744 | 95.7 | Website |
International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training | 2197-8646 | ☑ | Uni Bremen Campus GmbH | 150 | 600 | 95.3 | Website |
Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work | 1178-5527 | University of Otago Library | 659 | 1256 | 95 | ||
South African journal of higher education | 1011-3487 | ☑ | African Journals Online | 2486 | 11368 | 95 | Website |
Pacific Journalism Review | 1023-9499 | ☑ | Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Library | 1242 | 1802 | 95 | Website |
Ethics & Global Politics | 1654-6369 | ☑ | Taylor & Francis | 239 | 2101 | 95 | Website |
Journal of Politics in Latin America | 1866-802X | ☑ | SAGE | 225 | 2549 | 94.2 | Website |
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform | 0363-602X | University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform (JLR)/University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform Caveat (JLR Caveat) | 1281 | 2345 | 94.2 | Website | |
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal | 1727-3781 | ☑ | Academy of Science of South Africa | 1442 | 1932 | 94.1 | Website |
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs | 1868-1026 | ☑ | SAGE | 361 | 2730 | 93.9 | Website |
Implementation Science | 1748-5908 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 2064 | 110399 | 93.4 | Website |
Politics and Governance | 2183-2463 | ☑ | Cogitatio | 729 | 4532 | 93.4 | Website |
African Journal of Political Science and International Relations | 1996-0832 | Academic Journals | 393 | 1411 | 93.4 | ||
African Journal on Conflict Resolution | 1562-6997 | African Journals Online | 320 | 1442 | 92.8 | Website | |
Intereconomics | 0020-5346 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 4450 | 9088 | 92.4 | Website |
Environmental Economics | 1998-6041 | ☑ | LLC CPC Business Perspectives | 494 | 957 | 92.1 | Website |
Journal of Social and Political Psychology | 2195-3325 | ☑ | PsychOpen GOLD Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID) | 355 | 3436 | 92.1 | Website |
Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 2192-5372 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 262 | 2780 | 92 | Website |
Advances in social work | 1527-8565 | ☑ | IUPUI University Library | 895 | 4488 | 92 | Website |
Problems and perspectives in management | 1727-7051 | ☑ | LLC CPC Business Perspectives | 1999 | 4775 | 91.9 | Website |
Tilburg law review | 2211-0046 | ☑ | Ubiquity Press, Ltd. | 725 | 1548 | 91.4 | |
Patient Experience Journal | 2372-0247 | ☑ | The Beryl Institute | 423 | 1553 | 91.3 | Website |
Health & Justice | 2194-7899 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 194 | 1573 | 91.2 | Website |
Asia Pacific journal of health management | 1833-3818 | ☑ | Australasian College of Health Service Management | 569 | 643 | 91 | Website |
The Bond Law Review | 1033-4505 | ☑ | Bond University | 536 | 577 | 90.5 | Website |
Legal education review | 1033-2839 | ☑ | Bond University | 415 | 947 | 90.4 | Website |
Brazilian Political Science Review | 1981-3821 | ☑ | SciELO | 351 | 1214 | 90.3 | Website |
Media and Communication | 2183-2439 | ☑ | Cogitatio | 620 | 4591 | 90.2 | Website |
Law, Democracy and Development | 2077-4907 | ☑ | African Journals Online | 355 | 806 | 90.1 | Website |
International Journal of STEM Education | 2196-7822 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 355 | 4984 | 90.1 | Website |
Health literacy research and practice | 2474-8307 | ☑ | SLACK, Inc. | 198 | 671 | 89.9 | Website |
Journal of terrorism research | 2049-7040 | ☑ | University of St. Andrews Library | 149 | 667 | 89.9 | Website |
Social Inclusion | 2183-2803 | ☑ | Cogitatio | 828 | 4365 | 89.9 | Website |
Journal of research in interprofessional practice and education | 1916-7342 | CISP Journal Services | 144 | 754 | 89.6 | ||
Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal | 1837-5391 | ☑ | University of Technology, Sydney | 263 | 848 | 89.4 | Website |
Journal of Legal Analysis | 1946-5319 | ☑ | Oxford University Press | 141 | 1825 | 89.4 | Website |
Journal of Cloud Computing | 2192-113X | ☑ | Springer Nature | 341 | 4481 | 89.4 | Website |
Gateways: International Journal of Community Research and Engagement | 1836-3393 | ☑ | University of Technology, Sydney | 193 | 771 | 89.1 | Website |
Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice | 2052-3211 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 543 | 2882 | 89.1 | Website |
BMC Health Services Research | 1472-6963 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 11639 | 216758 | 89.1 | Website |
Comparative Migration Studies | 2214-594X | ☑ | Springer Nature | 319 | 2659 | 89 | Website |
The American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education | 0002-9459 | American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education | 5457 | 58967 | 88.9 | Website | |
IZA Journal of Labor Policy | 2193-9004 | ☑ | De Gruyter Open Sp. z o.o. | 174 | 2161 | 88.5 | Website |
European journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults | 2000-7426 | ☑ | Linkoping University Electronic Press | 258 | 1275 | 88.4 | Website |
International Journal for Equity in Health | 1475-9276 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 2129 | 42452 | 88.4 | Website |
Globalization and Health | 1744-8603 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 1122 | 26718 | 88.3 | Website |
Israel Journal of Health Policy Research | 2045-4015 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 686 | 4279 | 88 | Website |
Genocide Studies and Prevention | 1911-0359 | ☑ | University of South Florida Libraries | 763 | 1323 | 87.7 | Website |
Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues | 2345-0282 | ☑ | Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center | 1022 | 4188 | 87.5 | Website |
Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training | 1877-6337 | ☑ | SpringerOpen | 182 | 1161 | 87.4 | Website |
Investment management & financial innovations | 1810-4967 | ☑ | LLC CPC Business Perspectives | 1585 | 3501 | 87.2 | Website |
Stability: International Journal of Security and Development | 2165-2627 | ☑ | Ubiquity Press, Ltd. | 250 | 2017 | 86.8 | Website |
The Entertainment and Sports Law Journal | 1748-944X | ☑ | University of Westminster Press | 211 | 498 | 86.7 | Website |
Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites | 2065-0817 | ☑ | Asociatia de Geografie | 748 | 950 | 86.6 | Website |
American Review of Politics | 2374-7781 | University of Oklahoma Libraries | 552 | 877 | 86.1 | ||
Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance | 1836-0394 | ☑ | University of Technology, Sydney | 300 | 801 | 86 | Website |
NursingPlus Open | 2352-9008 | ☑ | Elsevier | 14 | 1440 | 85.7 | Website |
Systematic Reviews | 2046-4053 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 2372 | 48559 | 85.6 | Website |
IZA Journal of Migration | 2193-9039 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 117 | 1645 | 85.5 | Website |
The Journal of Law of Education | 1226-301X | The Korea Society for Educational Law | 1474 | 2302 | 85.3 | ||
Alberta law review | 0002-4821 | 2335 | 2234 | 85.3 | |||
Open Praxis | 1369-9997 | ☑ | 428 | 2093 | 85.3 | Website | |
Journal of International Humanitarian Action | 2364-3412 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 122 | 552 | 85.2 | Website |
Czech Journal of Tourism: Journal of Masaryk University | 1805-3580 | ☑ | De Gruyter Open Sp. z o.o. | 67 | 516 | 85.1 | |
Erasmus law review | 2210-2671 | ☑ | Boom Uitgevers Den Haag | 359 | 664 | 85 | Website |
The Journal of Chinese Sociology | 2198-2635 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 167 | 589 | 85 | Website |
African Journal of Business Ethics | 1817-7417 | ☑ | Medknow Publications | 159 | 535 | 84.9 | Website |
Asia Pacific journal of innovation and entrepreneurship | 2071-1395 | ☑ | Emerald (MCB UP) | 125 | 1235 | 84.8 | Website |
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation | 1478-7547 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 539 | 9676 | 84.8 | Website |
Conflict and Health | 1752-1505 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 600 | 8715 | 84.3 | Website |
Banks and Bank Systems | 1816-7403 | ☑ | LLC CPC Business Perspectives | 885 | 2188 | 84.3 | Website |
Research & Politics | 2053-1680 | ☑ | SAGE | 389 | 5036 | 84.3 | Website |
Nispacee Journal of Public Administration and Policy | 1337-9038 | ☑ | De Gruyter Open Sp. z o.o. | 214 | 688 | 84.1 | |
International journal of health policy and management | 2322-5939 | ☑ | Maad Rayan Publishing Company | 1558 | 12313 | 84 | Website |
Journal of deliberative democracy | 2634-0488 | University of Westminster Press | 259 | 1497 | 83.8 | ||
Issues in Social and Environmental Accounting | 1978-0591 | ☑ | Indonesian Center for Social and Environmental Accounting Research and Development (ICSEARD) | 129 | 1078 | 83.7 | Website |
Public Policy and Administration Research | 2224-5731 | International Institute for Science, Technology and Education | 1087 | 691 | 83.6 | ||
South African Crime Quarterly | 1991-3877 | ☑ | Academy of Science of South Africa | 611 | 1713 | 83.6 | Website |
Baltic Journal of European Studies | 2228-0588 | ☑ | De Gruyter Open Sp. z o.o. | 187 | 510 | 83.4 | |
Journal of tourism futures | 2055-5911 | ☑ | Emerald (MCB UP) | 348 | 2436 | 83.3 | Website |
Journal of Indonesian Islam | 1978-6301 | ☑ | State Islamic University (UIN) of Sunan, Ampel | 264 | 472 | 83.3 | Website |
The Carl Beck papers in Russian and East European studies | 0889-275X | 190 | 505 | 83.2 | |||
Pharmacy | 2226-4787 | ☑ | MDPI AG | 1015 | 4046 | 83.1 | Website |
Pharmacy Education | 1560-2214 | International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) | 1077 | 2512 | 83.1 | ||
Science education international | 1450-104X | ☑ | 622 | 2668 | 82.8 | ||
Health Economics Review | 2191-1991 | ☑ | Springer Nature | 459 | 4874 | 82.6 | Website |
Critical social work | 1543-9372 | ☑ | University of Windsor Leddy Library | 181 | 982 | 82.3 | Website |
Journal of Comparative Social Work | 0809-9936 | ☑ | Stavanger University Library | 254 | 671 | 82.3 | Website |
The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education | 1302-6488 | Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education | 1436 | 7226 | 82.3 |