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Journal of Corporate Law Studies

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2001

ISSN1757-8426

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.676

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

449

Total Citationsi

3,990

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.55

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines legal and governance frameworks related to corporate responsibility, including corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles, and directors' duties. It analyzes corporate liability, control within corporate groups, and the impact of governance models on company performance and stakeholder interests. The journal also explores legal reforms concerning corporate finance, climate commitments, and accountability mechanisms in various jurisdictions.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 22 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications449

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1757-8426

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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

149

2019

2020

2021

135

2022

110

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.

LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Corporate Insolvency and GovernanceCorporate Governance and LawLegal principles and applicationsCorporate Law and Human RightsCorporate Finance and GovernanceGlobal Financial Regulation and CrisesLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsBanking stability, regulation, efficiencyInsurance and Financial Risk ManagementState Capitalism and Financial Governance

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Corporate Law Studies

Is Journal of Corporate Law Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Corporate Law Studies: 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 Corporate Law Studies?

Journal of Corporate Law Studies 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 0.55.

Is Journal of Corporate Law Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Corporate Law Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.