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Public Law

Sweet and Maxwell-Thomson Reuters · United Kingdom

ISSN0033-3565

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.169

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

1,783

Total Citationsi

4,073

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes articles on public law, focusing on judicial review of government decisions and actions. It examines the application of legal tests such as proportionality and Wednesbury review, and their impact on rights and freedoms. The journal also addresses issues related to freedom of expression, counter-terrorism strategies, and constitutional debates regarding independence.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Languageen

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,783

Publisher OrgSweet & Maxwell

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Sweet and Maxwell-Thomson Reuters

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0033-3565

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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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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?

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.

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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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.

LawQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European and International Law StudiesLaw and Political ScienceJudicial and Constitutional StudiesLegal principles and applicationsEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection

Frequently asked questions about Public Law

Is Public Law a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Public Law: it is indexed in 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 Public Law?

Public Law is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.169.

Is Public Law indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Public Law is indexed in Scopus.