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Modern Law Review

Wiley-Blackwell Β· United States Β· Est. 1937

ISSN1468-2230
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS SSCIβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.714
H-Indexi
84
Total Worksi
5,551
Total Citationsi
42,819
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.60
Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

AI-summarised from recent articles Β· verify on publisher page β†’

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

Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 Β· 55%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Wiley-Blackwell
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
1468-2230
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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ 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 β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
115
950
2019
113
455
2020
110
399
2021
76
297
2022
84
211
2023
81
104
2024
61
16
2025
45
2
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” 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

Frequently asked questions about Modern Law Review

Is Modern Law Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Modern Law Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Modern Law Review?

Modern Law Review 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 0.60.

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

Modern Law Review is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref