Supreme Court of Canada Citations

One of the most significant accomplishments of a Canadian Law Journal are being cited in SCC judgments. Since 1980, the Manitoba Law Journal has been cited in 58 decisions.

McGill Law Journal OR “Revue de droit de McGill”181
University of Toronto Law Journal 112
Queen’s Law Journal110
Alberta Law Review109
Osgoode Hall Law Journal89
University of British Columbia Law Review81
Ottawa Law Review OR “Revue de droit d’Ottawa”73
Cahiers de droit73
Manitoba Law Journal58
Revue juridique Thémis58
Dalhousie Law Journal50
Revue de droit de l’Université de Sherbrooke44
Saskatchewan Law Review40
University of New Brunswick Law Journal OR “Revue de droit de l’Université du Nouveau-Brunswick” 26
Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice12
Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence5
Revue de la common law en français2
last updated August 28, 2025

Google Scholar Ranking

The Google Scholar h5-index shows how many times a publication been mentioned by other articles in the past five years. It shows how popular or important the articles are, based on how often people talk about them.

JournalH5-IndexH5-Median
University of Toronto Law Journal1422
Canadian Journal of Law & Society1216
Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence1118
Osgoode Hall Law Journal1113
Canadian Tax Journal1014
Alberta Law Review911
Air and Space Law812
Banking & Finance Law Review89
Dalhousie Law Journal78
Manitoba Law Journal610
Canadian Yearbook of International Law68
Cahiers de droit, Les58
Canadian Bar Review58
Lex Electronica45
Canadian Law Library Review34
Advocate22
46 other Canadian Law Journals searched do not appear on google scholar. This list was created from all Canadian Law Journals that appeared on both the W&L Law Journal Rankings and the Bora Laskin Law Library’s Current Canadian Law Journals and Reviews. Last updated August 28th, 2025

CanLII Presence

Many Canadian Law Schools maintain their own flagship publications. These help contribute meaningfully to legal scholarship, influence legal thinking, and provide a platform for discussing important legal issues within their legal communities.

Law JournalAll CanLII
“McGill Law Journal” OR “Revue de droit de McGill”6919
“Cahiers de droit”6404
“Alberta Law Review”5332
“Osgoode Hall Law Journal”5278
“Ottawa Law Review” OR “Revue de droit d’Ottawa”3309
“Manitoba Law Journal”3073
“University of Toronto Law Journal”2933
“Revue de droit de l’Université de Sherbrooke”2929
“Dalhousie Law Journal”2742
“Saskatchewan Law Review”2583
“Queen’s Law Journal”2566
“University of British Columbia Law Review”2328
“Revue juridique Thémis”1577
“Windsor Yearbook of Access to Justice”1159
“University of New Brunswick Law Journal” OR “Revue de droit de l’Université du Nouveau-Brunswick”1150
“Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence”318
“Appeal: Review of Current Law and Law Reform”232
“Lakehead Law Journal”55
“Revue de la common law en français”53
“TMU Law Review”12
last updated August 28, 2025