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Theoretical Inquiries in Law

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 2000

ISSN1565-1509

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

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📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.221

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.309

Total Worksi

682

Total Citationsi

7,307

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines the intersection of law, democracy, and technology. It explores challenges to democratic governance, including populism, autocratization, and the role of institutions like judicial review and civil society. The journal also investigates the impact of artificial intelligence and algorithms on competition law, data governance, and regulatory frameworks, considering issues of market power, bias, and accountability in the digital age.

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General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications682

Publisher OrgTel Aviv University

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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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1565-1509

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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.

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

229

2018

680

2019

134

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

LawQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal principles and applicationsLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsLegal and Constitutional StudiesAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsCorporate Law and Human RightsJudicial and Constitutional StudiesProperty Rights and Legal DoctrineInternational Law and Human RightsJewish and Middle Eastern StudiesLegal Systems and Judicial Processes

Frequently asked questions about Theoretical Inquiries in Law

Is Theoretical Inquiries in Law a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Theoretical Inquiries in 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 Theoretical Inquiries in Law?

Theoretical Inquiries in Law is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.221.

Is Theoretical Inquiries in Law indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Theoretical Inquiries in Law is indexed in Scopus.