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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW

OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC · US

ISSN0002-919XeISSN2326-9197

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.437

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.943

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines comparative legal studies, focusing on constitutional design, legal modernization, and the evolution of legal principles across different jurisdictions. It analyzes how legal systems adapt to social, economic, and political changes, including issues of sustainability, labor rights, and judicial independence. The journal also explores the influence of historical contexts, such as colonialism and post-communist transitions, on contemporary legal frameworks and the dynamics of international legal interactions.

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General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0002-919X / 2326-9197

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

213

2019

177

2020

227

2021

241

2022

103

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

LawQ2

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionEuropean and International Contract LawComparative and International Law StudiesJudicial and Constitutional StudiesEuropean and International Law StudiesInternational Law and AviationLegal principles and applicationsInternational Arbitration and Investment LawCorporate Governance and LawLaw, logistics, and international trade

Frequently asked questions about AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW

Is AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW?

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.