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Law, Probability and Risk

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2002

ISSN1470-8396eISSN1470-840X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ 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

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⚡ 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 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.222

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.655

Total Worksi

457

Total Citationsi

5,162

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Law; Mathematics; Social Sciences, Mathematical Methods; Statistics & Probability; Philosophy; Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

FrequencyQuarterly, 2003-

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications457

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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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?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1470-8396 / 1470-840X

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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

2019

150

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.

PhilosophyQ2

LawQ3

Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

LawMathematicsSocial Sciences, Mathematical MethodsStatistics & Probability

Scopus Categories

LawPhilosophyStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsJury Decision Making ProcessesForensic and Genetic ResearchBayesian Modeling and Causal InferenceAdvanced Statistical Methods and ModelsLegal and Constitutional StudiesArtificial Intelligence in LawCriminal Law and EvidenceMedical Malpractice and Liability IssuesForensic Fingerprint Detection Methods

Frequently asked questions about Law, Probability and Risk

Is Law, Probability and Risk a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Law, Probability and Risk: 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 Law, Probability and Risk?

Law, Probability and Risk 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 1.00.

Is Law, Probability and Risk indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Law, Probability and Risk is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Law, Probability and Risk?