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European Journal of Law and Economics

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands

ISSN0929-1261eISSN1572-9990
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.579
H-Indexi
56
SNIPi
0.993
Total Worksi
1,276
Total Citationsi
17,143
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.85
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

European Journal of Law and Economics is a platform for theoretical and empirical research where legal and economic dimensions intersect. Welcomes content that promotes understanding of legal phenomena using economic tools. Open to theoretical papers, case studies, empirical analyses, and experimental investigations. Particularly interested in new and emerging problems, with a special emphasis on European themes. Aims to showcase the diversity of law and economics approaches from an international mix of authors.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
FrequencySix Issues Yearly
StatusActive
Total Publications1,276
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid
Peer Review
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Netherlands
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0929-1261 / 1572-9990
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
30
406
2019
38
528
2020
42
312
2021
40
207
2022
30
112
2023
38
175
2024
36
41
2025
19
0
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.

LawQ1
Business and International ManagementQ2
Economics and EconometricsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsLaw

Scopus Categories

LawEconomics and EconometricsBusiness and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsCorporate Finance and GovernanceMerger and Competition AnalysisLegal and Constitutional StudiesLegal principles and applications

Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Law and Economics

Is European Journal of Law and Economics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Journal of Law and Economics: 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 European Journal of Law and Economics?

European Journal of Law and Economics 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 1.85.

Is European Journal of Law and Economics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Journal of Law and Economics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of European Journal of Law and Economics?

European Journal of Law and Economics is a platform for theoretical and empirical research where legal and economic dimensions intersect. Welcomes content that promotes understanding of legal phenomena using economic tools. Open to theoretical papers, case studies, empirical analyses, and experimental investigations. Particularly interested in new and emerging problems, with a special emphasis on European themes. Aims to showcase the diversity of law and economics approaches from an international mix of authors.

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