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Liverpool Law Review

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1979

ISSN1572-8625

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total62

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

days submission → published

measured · last 14 articles · accept 66d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.226

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.651

Total Worksi

813

Total Citationsi

2,555

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.37

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores themes of authoritarian lawlessness, gender violence, and destructive behavior, often through literary analysis. It examines how individuals and societies respond to crisis and the ethical implications of adaptation in the 21st century.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1979

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications813

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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OA License—

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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?

Springer Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1572-8625

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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

147

2020

134

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.

LawQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Law in Society and CultureLegal principles and applicationsEuropean and International Law StudiesInternational Law and Human RightsLegal Education and Practice InnovationsJudicial and Constitutional StudiesConflict of Laws and JurisdictionCriminal Law and EvidenceEuropean Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionEuropean and International Contract Law

Frequently asked questions about Liverpool Law Review

Is Liverpool Law Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Liverpool Law Review: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Liverpool Law Review?

Liverpool 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 — 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 0.37.

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

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