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Law and Contemporary Problems

Duke University School of Law · United States

ISSN0023-9186

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.269

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.58

Total Works

4,563

Total Citations

29,487

2yr Mean Citedness

0.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal issue explores legal and policy issues related to corporate liability, sovereign debt defaults, alternatives to imprisonment, and worker organizing.

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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 States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 1 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications4,563

Publisher OrgDuke University School of Law

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Duke University School of Law

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0023-9186

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsLegal and Constitutional StudiesLegal principles and applicationsLaw, Rights, and Freedoms