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Zeitschrift der Savigny-Stiftung fur Rechtsgeschichte, Germanistische Abteilung

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany

ISSN0323-4045

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total18

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.148

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CiteScore

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Total Works

13,091

Total Citations

8,186

2yr Mean Citedness

0.02

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal publishes scholarship on legal history, examining legal systems, doctrines, and institutions across various historical periods and regions. It explores themes such as criminal justice, feudal law, legal certainty, the concept of legal persons, and the evolution of legal thought. The journal also features research on specific legal figures, historical legal sources, and the development of state and administrative law.

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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 / RegionGermany

Primary Languageen

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications13,091

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter

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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

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0323-4045

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

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2025

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.

HistoryQ2

LawQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawHistory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Legal Studies and SocietyLaw and Political ScienceHistorical, Literary, and Cultural StudiesMedieval European History and ArchitectureEuropean history and politics