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Journal of Business Law

Sweet and Maxwell · United Kingdom

ISSN0021-9460

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q446

Total46

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Scorei

0.132

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

305

Total Citationsi

750

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Business Law publishes articles and comments on business law topics such as corporate governance, securities regulation, capital market regulation, employment law, and the law of mergers and acquisitions. It also publishes articles related to Social Sciences.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on the publisher page

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 3 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications305

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Sweet and Maxwell

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0021-9460

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2019

2020

2021

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.

LawQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European and International Contract LawCorporate Governance and LawLaw, logistics, and international tradeLegal principles and applicationsCorporate Insolvency and GovernanceConflict of Laws and JurisdictionLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsCorporate Law and Human RightsLegal Issues in South AfricaInsurance and Financial Risk Management

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Business Law

Is Journal of Business Law a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Business Law: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 46/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Business Law?

Journal of Business Law is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.132.

Is Journal of Business Law indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Business Law is indexed in Scopus.