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Modern Law Review

Wiley-Blackwell · United States · Est. 1937

ISSN1468-2230

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.833

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CiteScore

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Total Works

5,551

Total Citations

42,819

2yr Mean Citedness

0.60

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes articles on contemporary legal issues in the UK and internationally, including regulatory reform, criminal law, international law, human rights, equality law, property law, and judicial review. Recent articles examine specific legislation and court decisions concerning football governance, gender-based violence, state continuity, criminal excuses, international legal theory, business regulation, court transparency, private rental sectors, religious education, equality grounds, intellectual property, food waste, electoral integrity, and equitable duties.

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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 States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1937

Annual Volume~ 75 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,551

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1468-2230

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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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal principles and applicationsConflict of Laws and JurisdictionJudicial and Constitutional StudiesLaw in Society and CultureMulticultural Socio-Legal StudiesCriminal Law and EvidenceEuropean and International Contract LawLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsInternational Law and Human RightsEuropean and International Law Studies