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Journal of Water Law

Lawtext Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN1478-5277

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.104

H-Indexi

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Water Law is an international peer-reviewed journal that promotes and disseminates knowledge covering all aspects of law relating to water resources. It aims to provide commentary and debate on critical topics of water law and regulation in different countries, covering freshwater and marine developments.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lawtext Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1478-5277

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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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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?

N/A

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ4

Water Science and TechnologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawWater Science and Technology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Water Law

Is Journal of Water Law a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Water Law: it is indexed in 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 Journal of Water Law?

Journal of Water Law is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.104.

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

Journal of Water Law is indexed in Scopus.