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Poll Results: Which journal publishes the highest quality work in philosophy of law? |
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Rank the journals based on the quality of the work they publish in the area of philosophy of law. Only English-language journals that publish fairly regularly in this area are listed below.
| 1. Legal Theory (Condorcet winner: wins contests with all other choices) |
| 2. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies loses to Legal Theory by 33–22 |
| 3. Ethics loses to Legal Theory by 37–19, loses to Oxford Journal of Legal Studies by 36–22 |
| 4. Law & Philosophy loses to Legal Theory by 43–14, loses to Ethics by 26–25 |
| 5. Philosophy & Public Affairs loses to Legal Theory by 38–16, loses to Law & Philosophy by 28–24 |
| 6. Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence loses to Legal Theory by 45–15, loses to Philosophy & Public Affairs by 33–21 |
| 7. Ratio Juris loses to Legal Theory by 49–11, loses to Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence by 36–17 |
| 8. Journal of Ethics & Social philosophy loses to Legal Theory by 48–3, loses to Ratio Juris by 30–12 |
| 9. Journal of Moral Philosophy loses to Legal Theory by 51–3, loses to Journal of Ethics & Social philosophy by 23–11 |
For simplicity, some details of the poll result are not shown.
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Legal Theory | - | 33 | 37 | 43 | 38 | 45 | 49 | 48 | 51 | |
| 2. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies | 22 | - | 36 | 41 | 37 | 48 | 52 | 50 | 54 | |
| 3. Ethics | 19 | 22 | - | 26 | 23 | 37 | 40 | 40 | 44 | |
| 4. Law & Philosophy | 14 | 16 | 25 | - | 28 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 48 | |
| 5. Philosophy & Public Affairs | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | - | 33 | 38 | 38 | 43 | |
| 6. Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence | 15 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 21 | - | 36 | 36 | 41 | |
| 7. Ratio Juris | 11 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | - | 30 | 36 | |
| 8. Journal of Ethics & Social philosophy | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | - | 23 | |
| 9. Journal of Moral Philosophy | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence | Ethics | Journal of Ethics & Social philosophy | Journal of Moral Philosophy | Law & Philosophy | Legal Theory | Oxford Journal of Legal Studies | Philosophy & Public Affairs | Ratio Juris | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2. | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 3. | 5 | 1 | No opinion | No opinion | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 4. | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 5. | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 6. | 4 | No opinion | No opinion | No opinion | 2 | 1 | 2 | No opinion | 3 |
| 7. | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 8. | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 9. | 6 | 4 | No opinion | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 10. | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 11. | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 12. | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13. | 3 | 5 | No opinion | No opinion | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 14. | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 15. | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 16. | 9 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 17. | 6 | 3 | No opinion | No opinion | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 18. | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 19. | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 20. | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 21. | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 22. | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 23. | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 24. | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 |
| 25. | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 26. | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 27. | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 28. | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| 29. | 9 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 30. | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 31. | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 32. | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 33. | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 34. | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 35. | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 36. | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 37. | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | No opinion | 8 |
| 38. | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| 39. | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| 40. | No opinion | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 41. | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| 42. | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 43. | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 44. | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 45. | 2 | 5 | No opinion | 4 | No opinion | 3 | 1 | No opinion | No opinion |
| 46. | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 47. | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 48. | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 49. | 2 | 1 | No opinion | No opinion | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 50. | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 51. | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| 52. | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 53. | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 54. | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 55. | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 56. | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 57. | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 58. | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 59. | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 60. | 6 | 1 | No opinion | No opinion | 4 | No opinion | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 61. | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 62. | No opinion | 9 | 9 | No opinion | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 63. | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 64. | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 65. | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 66. | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 67. | 6 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 68. | 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 69. | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 70. | 3 | No opinion | No opinion | No opinion | 4 | 1 | 1 | No opinion | 2 |
| 71. | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
| 72. | 3 | 2 | No opinion | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 73. | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
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The following matrix shows the strength of the strongest beatpath connecting each pair of choices. Choice 1 is ranked above choice 2 if there is a stronger beatpath leading from 1 to 2 than any leading from 2 to 1.
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Legal Theory | - | 33–22 | 37–19 | 43–14 | 38–16 | 45–15 | 49–11 | 48–3 | 51–3 | |
| 2. Oxford Journal of Legal Studies | . | - | 36–22 | 41–16 | 37–20 | 48–8 | 52–8 | 50–0 | 54–0 | |
| 3. Ethics | . | . | - | 26–25 | 26–25 | 37–20 | 40–16 | 40–5 | 44–5 | |
| 4. Law & Philosophy | . | . | 24–23 | - | 28–24 | 39–19 | 41–15 | 44–3 | 48–1 | |
| 5. Philosophy & Public Affairs | . | . | 24–23 | 24–23 | - | 33–21 | 38–16 | 38–4 | 43–3 | |
| 6. Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence | . | . | . | . | . | - | 36–17 | 36–3 | 41–4 | |
| 7. Ratio Juris | . | . | . | . | . | . | - | 30–12 | 36–9 | |
| 8. Journal of Ethics & Social philosophy | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | - | 23–11 | |
| 9. Journal of Moral Philosophy | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | - |