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Melbourne University Law Review

Melbourne University Law Review Β· Australia

ISSN0025-8938eISSN1839-3810
SJR Q4βœ“ WOS SSCIβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR Β· Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.14
H-Indexi
16
SNIPi
0.739
Total Worksi
181
Total Citationsi
1,011
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes articles on Australian law, focusing on areas such as criminal law, family law, and commercial law. Recent articles examine the impact of legislation on press freedom, the exercise of judicial discretion in constructive trusts, and the institutional integrity of courts. The scope also includes analysis of charity political advocacy, the regulation of cyber-racism, and the defence of provocation in criminal law. Further topics include the long-term effects of bankruptcy, the rights of individuals unfit to stand trial, and the division of family homes in bankruptcy proceedings.

AI-summarised from recent articles Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Publishedβ€”
Annual Volume~ 4 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications181
Publisher OrgUniversity of Melbourne
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 Β· 55%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Melbourne University Law Review
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
0025-8938 / 1839-3810
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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?
βœ“ 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 β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
5
35
2013
12
35
2014
9
5
2015
3
16
2016
10
81
2017
4
22
2019
2
1
2020
6
8
2021

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal principles and applicationsConflict of Laws and JurisdictionJudicial and Constitutional StudiesCommonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismLaw in Society and Culture

Frequently asked questions about Melbourne University Law Review

Is Melbourne University Law Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Melbourne University Law Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Melbourne University Law Review?

Melbourne University Law Review 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is Melbourne University Law Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Melbourne University Law Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref