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Law and Philosophy

Springer Netherlands · Netherlands · Est. 1960

ISSN1573-0522

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.325

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Total Works

1,347

Total Citations

12,408

2yr Mean Citedness

0.57

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes articles that analyze legal concepts and theories, including constitutional law, criminal law, private law, and the laws of war. It explores the philosophical underpinnings of legal systems, examining issues such as justice, obligation, social rules, and the nature of legal reasoning in relation to morality and social context.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1960

Frequency6 No. A Year, 1998-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,347

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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?

1573-0522

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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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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

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Times cited

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Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

PhilosophyQ1

LawQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EthicsLaw

Scopus Categories

LawPhilosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Political Philosophy and EthicsFree Will and AgencyHealth, Medicine and SocietyHermeneutics and Narrative IdentityAging, Elder Care, and Social IssuesLegal principles and applicationsWar, Ethics, and JustificationJudicial and Constitutional StudiesLaw in Society and CulturePhilosophical Ethics and Theory