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European Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Umeå University · Sweden

eISSN2004-8556
✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Aims & Scope

The European Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (EJELS) is a fully open access peer-reviewed journal devoted to the empirical study of law and legal systems. It aims to bridge the substantive domain of law and the empirical approaches broadly conceived, ranging from quantitative to qualitative methods. The Journal is committed to fostering a methodologically pluralist, intellectually open, and disciplinarily inclusive academic culture. EJELS is not restricted to any particular field of law nor any particular legal system, but particularly welcomes submissions of relevance to a European audience.

General Information

Country / RegionSweden
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published—
StatusActive
Total Publications—
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Umeå University
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Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2004-8556
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Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
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Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
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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?
Yes
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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Primary language documented?
English

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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Judicial and Constitutional StudiesLaw, Economics, and Judicial SystemsComparative and International Law StudiesEuropean and International Law StudiesLegal and Constitutional StudiesLaw in Society and CultureInternational Arbitration and Investment LawArtificial Intelligence in LawEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis

Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Is European Journal of Empirical Legal Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Journal of Empirical Legal Studies: it is indexed in DOAJ, 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 European Journal of Empirical Legal Studies?

European Journal of Empirical Legal Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is European Journal of Empirical Legal Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Journal of Empirical Legal Studies is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of European Journal of Empirical Legal Studies?

The European Journal of Empirical Legal Studies (EJELS) is a fully open access peer-reviewed journal devoted to the empirical study of law and legal systems. It aims to bridge the substantive domain of law and the empirical approaches broadly conceived, ranging from quantitative to qualitative methods. The Journal is committed to fostering a methodologically pluralist, intellectually open, and disciplinarily inclusive academic culture. EJELS is not restricted to any particular field of law nor any particular legal system, but particularly welcomes submissions of relevance to a European audienc

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