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Yearbook of Polar Law

Brill Nijhoff · Netherlands · Est. 2009

ISSN1876-8814

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.146

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

424

Total Citationsi

874

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Law; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications424

Publisher OrgBrill

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brill Nijhoff

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1876-8814

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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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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.

LawQ3

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Arctic and Russian Policy StudiesInternational Maritime Law IssuesPolar Research and EcologyIndigenous Studies and EcologyEnvironmental law and policyEuropean and International Law StudiesSpace exploration and regulationCoastal and Marine ManagementGlobal Political and Economic RelationsMining and Resource Management

Frequently asked questions about Yearbook of Polar Law

Is Yearbook of Polar Law a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Yearbook of Polar Law: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Yearbook of Polar Law?

Yearbook of Polar Law is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.146.

Is Yearbook of Polar Law indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Yearbook of Polar Law is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Yearbook of Polar Law?