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International Journal of Refugee Law

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1989

ISSN1464-3715

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 1.5. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.586

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

1.5

SNIPi

0.761

Total Worksi

2,091

Total Citationsi

20,301

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.72

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The International Journal of Refugee Law is the leading peer-reviewed journal on all aspects of international law relating to forced migration. As predicted by the Times Higher Education Supplement , it has become a key source for those working in the field of refugee protection.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1989

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,091

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1464-3715

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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

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

180

2019

628

2020

404

2021

168

2022

104

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.

LawQ1

DemographyQ2

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

LawDemographyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Migration, Refugees, and IntegrationAsian Geopolitics and EthnographyEuropean Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionInternational Law and Human RightsGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsHuman Rights and DevelopmentInternational Law and AviationEuropean and International Law StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsMigration, Health and Trauma

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Refugee Law

Is International Journal of Refugee Law a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Refugee Law: 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 International Journal of Refugee Law?

International Journal of Refugee Law 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.5.

Is International Journal of Refugee Law indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Refugee Law is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.