UGC approved law journals in India (2023)

There are so many research journals that publish law-related research. However, only a few are approved by UGC CARE. In this blog post, we will provide a list of UGC-approved law journals.

We visited the official website of UGC CARE and found 70 Law journals that are approved by UGC CARE. Many of these Law journals are published in India.

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Moreover, we will also explain how to check if a journal is approved by UGC.

List of UGC CARE approved Law journals

Sr.No.Journal TitlePublisherISSNE-ISSNUGC-CARE coverage year
1AIPLA Quarterly JournalAmerican Intellectual Property Law Association0883-6078NA from June – 2019 to  Present
2Annual Survey of Indian LawIndian Law Institute0570-2666NA from September – 2019 to  Present
3Appeal: Review of Current Law and Law ReformFaculty of Law, University of Victoria1205-612X1925-4938 from June – 2019 to  Present
4Army Institute of Law JournalArmy Institute of Law0975-8208NA from June – 2019 to  Present
5Asian Journal of Legal EducationThe West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences2322-00582348-2451 from April – 2021 to  April – 2022
6Australian Intellectual Property JournalLawbook Co.1038-1635NA from June – 2019 to  Present
7Australian Journal of Administrative LawLawbook Co.1320-7105NA from June – 2019 to  Present
8Banaras Law JournalLaw School, Banaras Hindu University0522-0815NA from April – 2021 to  Present
9Berkeley Journal of International LawSchool of Law, University of California1085-5718NA from June – 2019 to  Present
10Boston College Law ReviewSchool of Law, Boston College0161-6587NA from June – 2019 to  Present
11Brawijaya Law Journal: Journal of Legal StudiesBrawijaya University2356-45122503-0841 from June – 2019 to  Present
12Brooklyn Law ReviewBrooklyn Law School0007-2362NA from June – 2019 to  Present
13California Western International Law JournalCalifornia Western School of Law0886-3210NA from June – 2019 to  Present
14California Western Law ReviewCalifornia Western School of Law0008-1639NA from June – 2019 to  Present
15Canberra Law ReviewUniversity of Canberra1320-67021839-2660 from June – 2019 to  Present
16Cardozo Arts and Entertainment Law JournalCardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University0736-7694NA from June – 2019 to  Present
17City University of New York Law ReviewCity University of New York School of Law2572-7788NA from June – 2019 to  Present
18CMR University Journal for ContemporaryCMR University2582-4805NA from April – 2021 to  Present
19Company Law Journal (print only)Company Law Journal India Private Limited0010-4019NA from June – 2019 to  Present
20Contemporary Law ReviewMaharashtra National Law University2581-7582NA from October – 2021 to  Present
21CPJ Law JournalChanderprabhu Jain College of Higher Studies and School of Law0976-3562NA from July – 2021 to  Present
22Criminal Law JournalLawbook Co.0314-1160NA from June – 2019 to  Present
23Dehradun Law ReviewLaw College Dehradun, Uttaranchal University2231-1157NA from January – 2020 to  Present
24Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University JournalNational Law University0975-9549NA from October – 2021 to  Present
25Emerging Economies Cases JournalIndian Institute of Management Rohtak2516-60422516-6050 from April – 2022 to  Present
26George Mason Law ReviewAntonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University1088-5625NA from June – 2019 to  Present
27George Washington International Law ReviewGeorge Washington University1534-99770748-4305 from June – 2019 to  Present
28German Law JournalCambridge University PressNA2071-8322 from June – 2019 to  September – 2021
29GNLU Journal of Law, Development and PoliticsGujarat National Law University0975-0193NA from June – 2019 to  Present
30Harvard Human Rights JournalHarvard Law School, Harvard University1943-5088NA from June – 2019 to  Present
31Harvard Journal of Law and TechnologyHarvard Law School, Harvard University0897-3393NA from June – 2019 to  Present
32Idaho Law ReviewCollege of Law, University of Idaho0019-1205NA from June – 2019 to  Present
33ILI Law ReviewIndian Law InstituteNA0976-1489 from September – 2019 to  Present
34Indian Journal of CriminologyRajiv Gandhi National University of Law0974-7249NA from July – 2020 to  Present
35Indian Journal of Intellectual Property LawNALSAR University of Law0975-492X2278-862X from January – 2022 to  Present
36Indian Journal of International LawThe Indian Society of International Law0019-52942199-7411 from October – 2021 to  Present
37Indian Journal of Law and JusticeDepartment of Law, University of North Bengal Darjeeling0976-3570NA from June – 2019 to  Present
38Indian Journal of Law and TechnologyNational Law School of India University0973-0362NA from June – 2019 to  Present
39Intellectual Property ForumIntellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc.0815-2098NA from June – 2019 to  Present
40International Journal on Consumer Law and PracticeNational Law School of India University2347-2731NA from October – 2021 to  Present
41Journal of Indian Law InstituteIndian Law Institute0019-5731NA from June – 2019 to  Present
42Journal of National Human Rights Commission, India (print only)National Human Rights Commission India0973-7596NA from January – 2020 to  Present
43Journal of National Law University DelhiNational Law University Delhi2277-40172516-8851 from January – 2021 to  Present
44Jurisprudence: An International Journal of Legal and Political ThoughtTaylor and Francis2040-33132040-3321 from June – 2019 to  September – 2019
45Kanpur Philosophers (print only)New Archaeological and Genological Society2348-8301NA from April – 2021 to  Present
46Kashmir Journal of Legal StudiesKashmir Law College2250-2084NA from April – 2022 to  Present
47Legal Information ManagementCambridge University Press1472-66961741-2021 from June – 2019 to  Present
48Lewis and Clark Law ReviewNorthwestern School of Law1557-6582NA from June – 2019 to  Present
49Manav Adhikar: Nai Dishayein (print only)National Human Rights Commission India0973-7588NA from January – 2020 to  Present
50NALSAR Student Law ReviewNALSAR University of Law0975-0216NA from January – 2022 to  Present
51National Law School JournalNational Law School of India University0971-491XNA from June – 2019 to  Present
52NIU International Journal of Human RightsNoida International University2394-0298NA from June – 2019 to  Present
53NLS Business Law ReviewNational law School of india University2456-1010NA from July – 2021 to  Present
54NLUJ Law ReviewNational Law University2326-5320NA from June – 2019 to  Present
55Rostrum’s Law ReviewRostrum LegalNA2321-3787 from June – 2019 to  Present
56Shimla Law ReviewHimachal Pradesh National Law University2582-1903NA from October – 2021 to  Present
57Supreme Court Journal (print only)SCJ PublicationsNANA from June – 2019 to  Present
58TemidaVictimology Society of Serbia1450-66372406-0941 from June – 2019 to  Present
59The Canadian Bar ReviewCanadian Bar Association0008-3003NA from June – 2019 to  Present
60The Journal of Comparative LawThe Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.1477-0814NA from June – 2019 to  Present
61The Judges’ JournalAmerican Bar Association0047-2972NA from June – 2019 to  Present
62Uniform Law ReviewOxford University Press1124-36942050-9065 from June – 2019 to  January – 2020
63UPES Law Review (print only)University of Petroleum and Energy Studies2347-9620NA from July – 2022 to  Present
64Vermont Law ReviewVermont Law School0145-2908NA from June – 2019 to  Present
65Virginia Journal of International LawSchool of Law, University of Virginia0042-6571NA from June – 2019 to  Present
66Washington and Lee Law ReviewWashington and Lee University0043-0463NA from June – 2019 to  Present
67William and Mary Law ReviewWilliam and Mary Law School0043-55892374-8524 from June – 2019 to  Present
68Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender and SocietyUniversity of Wisconsin Law School1052-3421NA from June – 2019 to  Present
69Yale Journal of Law and FeminismYale Law School1043-9366NA from June – 2019 to  Present
70Yale Law and Policy ReviewYale Law School0740-8048NA from June – 2019 to  Present
UGC-approved law journals

How to check/ verify UGC CARE journals?

Follow the below steps to know if a journal is approved by UGC CARE or not.

Check UGC CARE Journals
Check UGC CARE Journals
  1. Visit the official website of UGC CARE: https://ugccare.unipune.ac.in/Apps1/User/WebA/Search
  2. Select Title from the drop-down menu and enter the journal title as the search value.
  3. Click on the search button.

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