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European Law Journal

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1995

ISSN1468-0386

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

days submission → published

measured · last 13 articles · accept 91d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.379

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

1,384

Total Citationsi

33,383

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal focuses on the legal and political dimensions of European integration, with a particular emphasis on competition law, social contract theory within the EU, and the enforcement of EU law. It examines how EU law interacts with economic policies, social protection, and democratic principles, including issues of regulatory capture, sustainability, and data protection. The journal also explores the transformative role of law in economic and democratic transitions, both within the EU and in a global context.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

Annual Volume~ 31 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,384

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1468-0386

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

880

2019

326

2020

380

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.

LawQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European and International Law StudiesEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceEuropean Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionTaxation and Legal IssuesCorporate Governance and LawInternational Arbitration and Investment LawConflict of Laws and JurisdictionEU Law and Policy AnalysisJudicial and Constitutional StudiesEuropean and International Contract Law

Frequently asked questions about European Law Journal

Is European Law Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Law Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of European Law Journal?

European Law Journal 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 0.77.

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

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