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American Business Law Journal

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0002-7766eISSN1744-1714

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.363

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

1,877

Total Citations

8,777

2yr Mean Citedness

0.92

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The American Business Law Journal publishes scholarship on the legal and regulatory frameworks governing business. Recent articles address conflicts between different areas of law, such as antitrust and securities regulation, and the application of law to emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. The journal also examines issues in contract law, consumer protection, corporate governance, and financial regulation, including bankruptcy and bank supervision.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,877

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0002-7766 / 1744-1714

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ2

Business and International ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BusinessLaw

Scopus Categories

LawBusiness and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Business Law and EthicsCorporate Law and Human RightsLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsLegal Systems and Judicial ProcessesRegulation and Compliance Studies