In today’s academic and professional landscapes, scholarly journals are the holy grail of original research, profound analyses, review articles, and book reviews. And guess what? We’ve got you covered with easy access to over 3,200 online scholarly journals in our fully searchable image-based database—the Law Journal Library.

But here’s the best part: every document in our library is an exact replica of its print counterpart, delivering the same authenticity and credibility, while offering the convenience and speed of online searching. We’ve also infused unique artificial intelligence tools and research aids to enhance the discoverability of relevant content, making your exploration effortless.

Originally focused on law reviews, our resource has blossomed into a vast multidisciplinary journals database spanning more than 44 million pages. From the very first published issue to works from 80 countries and all 50 states, our coverage is comprehensive and diverse. What’s more, this powerhouse of scholarly content is updated each month to include more unique titles. See for yourself why this database is our most-used and most-popular option for researchers.

AI: Improved Discoverability

You might be thinking that 44 million pages of content is almost impossible to sift through, and you’re right! Which is why we have integrated several artificial intelligence tools to significantly enhance the accessibility and discoverability of relevant content.

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Interact with our unique program that finds similar articles to the one you’re looking at by analyzing document text. Learn more.

Keyword Search Builder

Perform more sophisticated searches that take into account your desired “weight” of each keyword or phrase. Learn More.

Entity Extraction

Refine your searches by machine-learned metadata derived from the document text to find locations, organizations, and people. Learn more.

Explore This Author

Dive into the context of a particular author with an interactive flowchart that showcases their works and relationships. Learn More.

PathFinder: From Complexity to Clarity

As our diverse content expands, we strive to offer seamless ways to leverage our extensive array of research concepts, empowering users to browse and search with utmost convenience. PathFinder, our newest feature in the Law Journal Library, is a suite of browse and search tools for subject-specific research, powered by a multi-level subject taxonomy that has been organized from the ground up. Using machine-learning and human curation, we’ve used our 1,500 granular research concepts and categorized them into increasingly broad levels.

There are currently 5 broad overarching Subjects:

1. Humanities
2. Social Sciences
3. Natural and Formal Sciences
4. Applied Sciences
5. Other Industries

PathFinder can be located in four different places:

1. The Law Journal Library Landing Page
2. The Law Journal Library Advanced Search page
3. Search results within the Law Journal Library
4. Author Profile Pages 

The text version of the PathFinder hierarchy appears by default and displays PathFinder’s five most broad levels with about 40 more nuanced subjects underneath them. Expand and collapse the entire hierarchy by using the buttons on the right-hand side. Or, dive into any of the subjects listed by expanding them individually. Alternatively, within the graphical version of PathFinder (pictured above), the innermost circle contains the most broad subjects, and each circle outward displays subjects that are increasingly narrow.

ScholarCheck: Analyzing Scholarly Impact

When using scholarly journals and other secondary sources for research, it’s essential to know exactly how authoritative the source is in the content of your field. To assist researchers with this task, HeinOnline has created ScholarCheck. This series of tools and features determines which articles have had a heavy influence on the subject in question.

Citation and Access Analysis

ScholarCheck analyzes every article’s citations to determine the most-cited journals, articles, and authors. In addition, it allows users to see and access articles cited by other articles.

Inline Hyperlinking

ScholarCheck provides inline hyperlinking to cited material both in and out of the journals database so users can quickly access relevant content.

Author Rankings

Furthermore, ScholarCheck’s citation metrics have led HeinOnline to create ScholarRank, an overall ranking of authors throughout the scholarly journals database. 

Unparalleled Content

Unlike other research databases, all of our scholarly content dates back to inception. If you’re looking to locate a journal that started in 1812, we’ll have all the historic content including that very first issue. What’s more, we’ve partnered with many prestigious publishers, bringing brand-new, high-quality research to your fingertips. Here are just a few of the publishers we work with:

It Keeps Growing and Growing and Growing….

This blog just scratches the surface of what you’re capable of doing with the Law Journal Library. We didn’t even touch upon MyHein, Current Content, or even Author Profile Pages. Join the ranks of scholars, researchers, and seekers of knowledge who have made this database their most trusted companion. The Law Journal Library is not just a repository of knowledge; it is a catalyst for intellectual curiosity, opening doors to new ideas and perspectives from around the world. To stay updated on what new journals are being added, as well as other content, subscribe to the blog to get updates delivered to your inbox.