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Social and Legal Studies

SAGE Publications Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0964-6639eISSN1461-7390

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.619

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.6

Total Works

1,800

Total Citations

22,357

2yr Mean Citedness

1.13

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines the intersection of law with social structures, power dynamics, and justice. It explores how legal systems are shaped by and, in turn, shape societal issues such as race, migration, gender, and access to justice. The journal also investigates legal mobilization, the impact of legal reforms, and the experiences of marginalized communities within legal frameworks.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications1,800

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0964-6639 / 1461-7390

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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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

LawQ1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Criminology & PenologyLawSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Law in Society and CultureCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisJudicial and Constitutional StudiesHistorical and Contemporary Political DynamicsFeminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies