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University of New South Wales Law Journal

University of New South Wales Law Journal Β· Australia Β· Est. 2014

ISSN1839-2881
SJR Q2βœ“ WOS ESCIβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

Find the journal’s official page β†—Open the official JCR record on Clarivate β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.253
H-Indexi
21
SNIPi
0.855
Total Worksi
398
Total Citationsi
1,727
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.42
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The University of New South Wales Law Journal publishes research related to law. It publishes four issues annually, including thematic and general issues, aimed at contributing to contemporary legal debate.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on the publisher page

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2014
Annual Volume~ 37 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications398
Publisher OrgUniversity of New South Wales

Submission Info

Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

5/11 Β· 45%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of New South Wales Law Journal
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Does the journal have a website?
No URL
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Is the ISSN verified?
1839-2881
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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?
βœ“ 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 β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” 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
46
257
2019
51
243
2020
53
347
2021
48
113
2022
30
55
2023
40
39
2024
40
15
2025
9
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ2
PhilosophyQ2
Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

LawPhilosophySociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal principles and applicationsLaw in Society and CultureJudicial and Constitutional StudiesLegal Education and Practice InnovationsCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisLegal Issues in South AfricaCommonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismCriminal Law and EvidenceEuropean and International Contract LawEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection

Frequently asked questions about University of New South Wales Law Journal

Is University of New South Wales Law Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for University of New South Wales Law Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of University of New South Wales Law Journal?

University of New South Wales Law Journal 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 0.42.

Is University of New South Wales Law Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

University of New South Wales Law Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref