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Legal Ethics

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1953

ISSN1757-8450

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

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

0.115

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Total Works

626

Total Citations

1,213

2yr Mean Citedness

0.32

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines the professional ethics of lawyers, including environmental lawyers and their approach to legal uncertainty and client benefit. It also addresses the ethics of legal scholarship, conflicts of interest, and the role of lawyers in addressing climate change and its global implications. The journal explores the ethical challenges of client selection, the impact of legal education on ethical development, and the relational aspects of legal advice, particularly concerning economic abuse. Furthermore, it investigates the ethical considerations of legal aid reforms and the integration of applied ethicists into legal education.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1953

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications626

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1757-8450

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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

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

PhilosophyQ3

LawQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

LawPhilosophy

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Education and Practice InnovationsLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsMedical Malpractice and Liability IssuesLegal Systems and Judicial ProcessesLaw in Society and CultureLegal principles and applicationsArtificial Intelligence in LawComparative and International Law StudiesJudicial and Constitutional StudiesEthics in medical practice