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The American Journal of Comparative Law is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction, European and International Contract Law, Comparative and International Law Studies.

PublisherOxford University Press
Reference styleAuthor–year (OUP)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', The American Journal of Comparative Law, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inConflict of Laws and Jurisdiction European and International Contract Law Comparative and International Law Studies Judicial and Constitutional Studies European and International Law Studies
ISSN0002-919X
Citation impact (2-yr)1.19
h-index101
i10-index942
Total citations54,211
Article processing charge$4,031
Top institutions publishing hereCouncil of Science Editors
Journal websiteacademic.oup.com
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Papers published in The American Journal of Comparative Law per year

70
2014
35
2015
41
2016
43
2017
50
2018
35
2019
39
2020
31
2021
52
2022
35
2023
31
2024
40
2025

Citation impact of The American Journal of Comparative Law by publication year

445
2014
299
2015
257
2016
339
2017
394
2018
208
2019
175
2020
212
2021
229
2022
95
2023
68
2024
20
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in The American Journal of Comparative Law

An Introduction to Comparative Law

John G. Fleming, Konrad Zweigert, Hein Kötz et al. · 1 Jan 1978

Journal Article K. Zweigert & H. Kötz (T. Weir, transl.): An Introduction to Comparative Law Get access An Introduction to Comparative Law. by Zweigert Konrad and Kötz Hein. Translated by Weir Tony . Amsterdam, New York, Oxford: North-Holland Publ. Co., 1977. Vol.1 PP. xvii, 385; vol.2 PP. xvii, 379. John G Fleming John G Fleming…

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The CISG, European Contract Law and the Development of a World Contract Law

Michael Joachim Bonell · 1 Dec 2008

The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG), though promulgated more than a quarter of a century ago in an entirely different socio-economic and political environment, remains a landmark in the international unification process. Adopted by seventy countries, including most of the major trading nations, the CISG has not only…

The Law of Obligations, Roman Foundations of the Civilian Tradition

James Gordley, Reinhard Zimmermann · 1 Jan 1992

Journal Article The Law of Obligations, Roman Foundations of the Civilian Tradition Get access The Law of Obligations, Roman Foundations of the Civilian Tradition. By Zimmermann Reinhard. Capetown: Jura & Co., 1990. Pp. lxiv, 1241. James Gordley James Gordley *Professor of Law, School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California. Search for other works by…

Uniform Law for International Sales under the 1980 United Nations Convention

Eckard Rehbinder, John Honnold · 1 Jan 1983

Journal Article Uniform Law for International Sales Under the 1980 United Nations Convention Get access Uniform Law for International Sales Under the 1980 United Nations Convention. By John O. Honnold.Deventer: Kluwer, 1982. Pp. 586. Eckard Rehbinder Eckard Rehbinder *Professor of Law, University of Frankfurt. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google…

An Introduction to Comparative Law

Arthur Taylor von Mehren, Tony Weir, Konrad Zweigert et al. · 1 Jan 1988

Journal Article An Introduction to Comparative Law Get access An Introduction to Comparative Law (2nd ed., translated by Tony Weir). By KonradZweigert and HeinKötz. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1987. Vol. 1, Pp. xx, 392; Vol. 2, Pp. xliii, 403. Arthur T. von Mehren Arthur T. von Mehren 1Story Professor of Law, Harvard University. Search for other…

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