Stanford Journal of International Law


The Stanford Journal of International Law is a biannual student-run law journal covering international law, including public international law, comparative law, human rights, international relations, and international trade. It also publishes shorter academic notes on policy issues of international character, recent developments in international law, and book reviews. It is published by the Stanford Law School and was established in 1966. The journal also hosts keynote speakers and annual symposia.
The staff consists of an executive board of ten managing editors and twenty staff members who assist with preparation of the material that is published in each issue.
Complete archives are available via LexisNexis, WestlawEdge, ProQuest, and HeinOnline.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences, EBSCO databases, ProQuest databases, Scopus, and the Social Sciences Citation Index. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2017 impact factor of 0.375.