| The Journal of Legal Studies | |
| Cover: | Legalstudiescover.jpg |
| Editor: | Adriana Z. Robertson and Sonja B. Starr |
| Discipline: | Law |
| Language: | English |
| Abbreviation: | J. Leg. Stud. |
| Bluebook: | J. Legal Stud. |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press for the University of Chicago Law School |
| Country: | United States |
| Frequency: | Biannually |
| History: | 1972-present |
| Impact: | 1.143 |
| Impact-Year: | 2017 |
| Website: | http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/loi/jls |
| Link1: | http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/jls/current |
| Link1-Name: | Online access |
| Jstor: | 00472530 |
| Oclc: | 1754648 |
| Issn: | 0047-2530 |
| Eissn: | 1537-5366 |
The Journal of Legal Studies is a law journal published by the University of Chicago Press focusing on interdisciplinary academic research in law and legal institutions.
It emphasizes social science approaches, especially those of economics, political science, and psychology. The journal was established in 1972. Richard Posner was a founding editor.[1] The current editors are Adriana Z. Robertson and Sonja B. Starr.[2]