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European Business Law Review

Kluwer Law International · Netherlands

ISSN0959-6941
SJR Q2Scopus / 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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.33
H-Indexi
24
SNIPi
0.466
Total Worksi
2,211
Total Citationsi
4,147
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.49
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Expert analysis of legal frameworks and issues in international and comparative business law. Invaluable source of current scholarship, information, practical analysis, and expert guidance on opportunities and initiatives afforded by business law provisions and cases. The Review moves freely over the boundaries that divide the law, and covers business law, broadly defined, in public or private law, domestic, European, or international law. Readers will find penetrating commentary and analysis on the business dimension of such areas as the following: commercial activities; finance; corporate organization, management, and marketing practices; conflicts of interest; and administrative law. The Review offers current, authoritative scholarship on a wide range of issues and developments, featuring contributors providing an international as well as a European perspective. It will be welcomed by all practising lawyers, advisers, and scholars dealing with European business law on a regular basis.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 53 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications2,211
Publisher OrgSpringer Nature
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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription
Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed
OA License
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

7/11 · 64%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Kluwer Law International
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0959-6941
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
peer-reviewed
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
45
163
2019
41
236
2020
45
87
2021
50
223
2022
57
92
2023
49
58
2024
54
11
2025
43
3
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

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Governance and LawEuropean and International Law StudiesEuropean and International Contract LawTaxation and Legal IssuesCorporate Law and Human Rights

Frequently asked questions about European Business Law Review

Is European Business Law Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Business Law Review: 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 European Business Law Review?

European Business Law Review is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.33.

Is European Business Law Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Business Law Review is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of European Business Law Review?

Expert analysis of legal frameworks and issues in international and comparative business law. Invaluable source of current scholarship, information, practical analysis, and expert guidance on opportunities and initiatives afforded by business law provisions and cases. The Review moves freely over the boundaries that divide the law, and covers business law, broadly defined, in public or private law, domestic, European, or international law. Readers will find penetrating commentary and analysis on the business dimension of such areas as the following: commercial activities; finance; corporate or

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