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Federal Law Review

Cambridge University Press · Australia · Est. 1964

ISSN1444-6928

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.232

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

1,736

Total Citationsi

4,560

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on Australian public and administrative law, examining constitutional interpretation, human rights, and the legal frameworks governing specific sectors like migration, corporations, and parental leave. It also addresses issues of discrimination, indigenous rights, and the role of judicial review in contemporary society.

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

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1964

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,736

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1444-6928

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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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

126

2019

115

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.

LawQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal principles and applicationsJudicial and Constitutional StudiesCommonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismLaw in Society and CultureConflict of Laws and JurisdictionLegal Issues in South AfricaOmbudsman and Human RightsCriminal Law and EvidenceAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsInternational Arbitration and Investment Law

Frequently asked questions about Federal Law Review

Is Federal Law Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Federal Law Review: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Federal Law Review?

Federal 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 0.232.

Is Federal Law Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Federal Law Review is indexed in Scopus.