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Journal of Empirical Legal Studies Template

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Journal of Empirical Legal Studies is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems, Judicial and Constitutional Studies, Legal and Constitutional Studies.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of Empirical Legal Studies 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inLaw, Economics, and Judicial Systems Judicial and Constitutional Studies Legal and Constitutional Studies Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Corporate Finance and Governance
ISSN1740-1453
Citation impact (2-yr)2.29
h-index59
i10-index353
Total citations15,813
Article processing charge$3,040
Top institutions publishing hereCornell University
Journal websitewww.wiley.com
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Papers published in Journal of Empirical Legal Studies per year

32
2014
34
2015
45
2016
38
2017
38
2018
39
2019
37
2020
34
2021
40
2022
41
2023
36
2024
43
2025

Citation impact of Journal of Empirical Legal Studies by publication year

1.2K
2014
621
2015
658
2016
498
2017
428
2018
712
2019
463
2020
192
2021
240
2022
145
2023
84
2024
117
2025

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

Most-cited papers in Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Street Stops and Police Legitimacy: Teachable Moments in Young Urban Men's Legal Socialization

Tom R. Tyler, Jeffrey Fagan, Amanda Geller · 28 Oct 2014

An examination of the influence of street stops on the legal socialization of young men showed an association between the number of police stops they see or experience and a diminished sense of police legitimacy. This association was not primarily a consequence of the number of stops or of the degree of police intrusion during…

Rational Choice and Developmental Influences on Recidivism Among Adolescent Felony Offenders

Jeffrey Fagan, Alex R. Piquero · 1 Dec 2007

Recent case law and social science both have claimed that the developmental limitations of adolescents affect their capacity for control and decision making with respect to crime, diminishing their culpability and reducing their exposure to punishment. Social science has focused on two concurrent adolescent developmental influences: the internalization of legal rules and norms that regulate…

Can Corporate Governance Reforms Increase Firm Market Values? Event Study Evidence from India

Bernard S. Black, Vikramaditya S. Khanna · 1 Dec 2007

A central problem in conducting an event study of the valuation effects of corporate governance reforms is that most reforms affect all firms in a country. Share price changes may reflect the reforms, but could also reflect other information. We address this identification issue by studying India's adoption of major governance reforms (Clause 49). Clause…

Attention Felons: Evaluating Project Safe Neighborhoods in Chicago

Andrew V. Papachristos, Tracey L. Meares, Jeffrey Fagan · 18 Jun 2007

This research uses a quasi‐experimental design to evaluate the impact of Project Safe Neighborhood (PSN) initiatives on neighborhood‐level crime rates in Chicago. Four interventions are analyzed: (1) increased federal prosecutions for convicted felons carrying or using guns, (2) the length of sentences associated with federal prosecutions, (3) supply‐side firearm policing activities, and (4) social marketing…

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