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Journal of Civil Law Studies

Louisiana State University, Center of Civil Law Studies · United States · Est. 2008

ISSN1944-3749

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.163

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Civil Law Studies is a peer-reviewed, online and open-access periodical that promotes a comparative and interdisciplinary approach to the civil law in Louisiana and in the world.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2008

Annual Volume~ 15 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2020)

Total Publications96

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Louisiana State University, Center of Civil Law Studies

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1944-3749

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — 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

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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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European and International Contract LawLegal Systems and Judicial ProcessesConflict of Laws and JurisdictionLegal principles and applicationsComparative and International Law StudiesEuropean and International Law StudiesJudicial and Constitutional StudiesLegal Cases and CommentaryLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Civil Law Studies

Is Journal of Civil Law Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Civil Law Studies: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Civil Law Studies?

Journal of Civil Law Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.163.

Is Journal of Civil Law Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Civil Law Studies is indexed in Scopus.