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Journal of Competition Law and Economics

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN1744-6422

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.138

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.886

Total Worksi

630

Total Citationsi

8,345

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.76

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Economics; Law; Economics and Econometrics.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications630

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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

6/11 · 55%

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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?

1744-6422

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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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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

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.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

156

2019

500

2020

240

2021

104

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.

Economics and EconometricsQ1

LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EconomicsLaw

Scopus Categories

LawEconomics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Merger and Competition AnalysisDigital Platforms and EconomicsConsumer Market Behavior and PricingLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsICT Impact and PoliciesEU Law and Policy AnalysisGlobal trade and economicsIntellectual Property and PatentsCorporate Finance and GovernanceIntellectual Property Law

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Competition Law and Economics

Is Journal of Competition Law and Economics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Competition Law and Economics: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Competition Law and Economics?

Journal of Competition Law and Economics 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 0.76.

Is Journal of Competition Law and Economics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Competition Law and Economics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Competition Law and Economics?