World Competition
Kluwer Law International · Netherlands · Est. 1977
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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.
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Frequently asked questions about World Competition
Is World Competition a predatory journal?
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What is the impact factor of World Competition?
World Competition 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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.1.
Is World Competition indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
World Competition is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of World Competition?
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, evi
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