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Chinese Law and Government

M.E. Sharpe Inc. · United States · Est. 1968

ISSN1944-7051

✓ 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. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

2,796

Total Citationsi

1,626

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Law; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1968

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications2,796

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

M.E. Sharpe Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1944-7051

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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

2013

2014

2015

125

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

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.

LawUnranked

Sociology and Political ScienceUnranked

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Chinese history and philosophyChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceVietnamese History and Culture StudiesEducational Reforms and InnovationsChina's Ethnic Minorities and RelationsHong Kong and Taiwan PoliticsRegional Development and EnvironmentMedical Research and TreatmentsConflict of Laws and JurisdictionEconomic Zones and Regional Development

Frequently asked questions about Chinese Law and Government

Is Chinese Law and Government a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chinese Law and Government: 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 Chinese Law and Government?

Chinese Law and Government is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is Chinese Law and Government indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chinese Law and Government is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Chinese Law and Government?