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Journal of International Arbitration

Kluwer Law International · Netherlands

ISSN0255-8106eISSN2212-182X

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 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

0.455

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.451

Total Worksi

1,904

Total Citationsi

6,487

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of International Arbitration focuses on the legal and procedural aspects of international arbitration. It examines the enforceability of arbitral awards, the role of national courts in arbitration, and the development of international arbitration rules and practices. The journal also explores emerging issues such as the use of artificial intelligence in arbitration, ethical considerations, and the impact of specific legal regimes and reforms on arbitral proceedings.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on the publisher page

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,904

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Kluwer Law International

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0255-8106 / 2212-182X

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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

120

2019

2020

2021

2022

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Arbitration and Investment LawDispute Resolution and Class ActionsConflict of Laws and JurisdictionCorporate Law and Human RightsEuropean and International Law StudiesCorporate Governance and LawWorld Trade Organization LawInternational Maritime Law IssuesEuropean and International Contract LawLaw, Economics, and Judicial Systems

Frequently asked questions about Journal of International Arbitration

Is Journal of International Arbitration a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of International Arbitration: 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 Journal of International Arbitration?

Journal of International Arbitration 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.26.

Is Journal of International Arbitration indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of International Arbitration is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.