Impact Factor
2.79
Journal Citation Impact
Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.
Citation rate
1.71
252 total citations
h5-index
23
h5 depth signal
Cited share
43.8%
64 of 146
Total citations
252
Citation footprint
Metric signal
1.83
External metric anchor
Self-citation
0.4%
1 self-citations
Citations Trend
Monthly Publications Cadence
Citing Geographic Demographics
United States
287
Canada
53
United Kingdom
32
Australia
25
Netherlands
14
Citing Fields of Research
Psychiatry & Psychology
484
Law & Legal Studies
475
Sociology
137
Political Science & International Relations
119
Psychiatry
112
Publishing Activity & Reach
Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.
All-time article footprint
2,289
Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set
146
64 cited publications
Last 12 months
94
9.4 publications/month
Open access share
9.6%
9 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country
United States
287 citing publications
Leading citing field
Psychiatry & Psychology
484 citing publications
Latest tracked publication
19 October 2026
10 recent records available
Coverage & Indexing History
v21n1,Feb. 1997-
v21n1,Feb. 1997-
Active Coverage
Research Focus & Classification
Indexed Subjects
Law & Legal Studies
Psychiatry & Psychology
Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies
Contributor
University of Virginia. School of Law
Contributor
American Psychology-Law Society
Contributor
American Psychological Association
Broad Categories
Behavioral Sciences
Jurisprudence
Law & Legal Studies
MeSH Descriptors
Behavior
Behavioral Sciences
Jurisprudence
Latest Publications
Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.
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DOI 10.1037/lhb0000676
Open DOI
Legal questioning of adolescent victims of minor sex trafficking versus sexual abuse.
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DOI 10.1037/lhb0000669
Open DOI
Investigating the predictive value of defendant race and jury racial composition on decision making in a criminal trial.
We tested the roles of defendant race (White/Black/Indigenous) and jury racial composition (all-White/racially heterogeneous) on individual verdicts, group verdicts, and verdict change in a simulated criminal trial. We predicted that ind...
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DOI 10.1037/lhb0000662
Open DOI
Identity-based prosocial motivation protects detained youth against institutional infractions.
Emerging theory suggests that prosocial identity motivation (PIM)-youth's drive to disassociate from antisocial lifestyles and forge conventional identities aligned with prosocial values-may be crucial for promoting desistance among just...
Bibliographical & Catalog Notes
Published with the assistance of students at the University of Virginia Law School and in cooperation with the American Psychology-Law Society.
Also issued online.
The official journal of the American Psychology-Law Society/Division 41 of the American Psychological Association.