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Current Legal Problems

Oxford University Press Β· United Kingdom Β· Est. 1948

ISSN2044-8422
SJR Q1βœ“ WOS SSCIβœ“ Scopus / SJR
84
/ 100
High Trust
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
β—† WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78
βœ“ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total84
Third-party records Β· how this is calculated Β· Report an error β†’
⚑ 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 β€” we never estimate
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.512
H-Indexi
44
CiteScore
ViewΒ β†—
Scopus metric Β· on the journal’s page
SNIPi
1.855
Total Worksi
1,342
Total Citationsi
9,051
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.37
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes articles that analyze and critique various aspects of law, including the legal engineering of prices, the evolution and impact of legal terminology like 'alien,' the intersection of corporate migration and sovereignty, the challenges of judicial review in complex regulatory environments, the concept of 'inconspicuous impact' in legal reform, the legal defense of automatism, the social implications of administrative process, the scope of public land law, the evolving role of family law, the effectiveness of family law as social policy, the need for an Accessibility Act in the UK, the incentives of private equity firms and CLO lenders, the political economy of war and international law, the use of legal fictions in public law, the regulation of artificial intelligence through contract, the interpretation of international agreements on climate change, the use of planning obligations in property development, impartiality in Investor-State Dispute Settlement, the portrayal of defendants in mass atrocity trials, the concept of legal redundancy for combating corruption, and the adjudication of religious freedom claims in the private sector workplace, as well as comparative analyses of sexual assault laws.

AI-summarised from recent articles Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1948
Annual Volume~ 13 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications1,342
Publisher OrgOxford University Press
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Submission Info

Peer Reviewβ€”
Review Timeβ€”
Acceptance Rateβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/12 Β· 50%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
Oxford University Press
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2044-8422
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Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, 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?
βœ“ 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?
English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
12
161
2018
12
185
2019
6
62
2020
15
97
2021
7
33
2022
11
41
2023
14
37
2024
13
4
2025

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal principles and applicationsConflict of Laws and JurisdictionLegal case studies and regulationsDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal Cases and CommentaryJudicial and Constitutional StudiesEuropean and International Contract LawInternational Law and Human RightsEuropean and International Law StudiesLaw in Society and Culture

Frequently asked questions about Current Legal Problems

Is Current Legal Problems a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Current Legal Problems: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 84/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Current Legal Problems?

Current Legal Problems 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.37.

Is Current Legal Problems indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Current Legal Problems is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref