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World Competition

Kluwer Law International · Netherlands · Est. 1977

ISSN1875-8436

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total28

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

0.313

H-Index

CiteScore

1.1

SNIP

0.473

Total Works

1,716

Total Citations

5,756

2yr Mean Citedness

0.18

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Aims & Scope

World Competition covers competition and antitrust policy and issues in law and economics at the global level. Editors and contributors include highly regarded academics, practitioners, and members of the judiciary, as well as top-ranking competition law officials. Each issue brings readers up to date on trends in such aspects of competition as the following: interaction of public and private cartel enforcement; independence of competition authorities; damages claims; bid rigging; tax incentives; and parent company liability. The articles included in every issue are of the highest quality, evidence of the fact that World Competition has become essential reading for practitioners and academics in the field. Its aim has always been to cover all aspects – every angle – of competition and antitrust.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1977

Annual Volume~ 31 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,716

Publisher OrgWolters Kluwer

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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Acceptance Rate—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Kluwer Law International

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1875-8436

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

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.

LawQ2

Economics and EconometricsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

LawEconomics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Merger and Competition AnalysisEU Law and Policy AnalysisEuropean and International Law StudiesGlobal trade and economicsWorld Trade Organization LawTaxation and Legal IssuesCorporate Governance and LawEuropean and International Contract LawDiverse Legal and Medical StudiesIntellectual Property Law