Supervisor: Brian Leiter ()
Announced end of poll: March 20, 2009
Actual time poll closed: Sat Mar 21 18:53:21 2009
This is a public poll.
Actual votes cast: 73
Number of winning choices:
Condorcet completion rule: Beatpath/Schulze/CSSD    CIVS Ranked Pairs    MAM Condorcet-IRV    (What is this?) 

Poll description

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.

Ranking of the choices

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.

Result details

  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 -

Ballot report

 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.

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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   . . . . . . . . -