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Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1948

ISSN2044-8422
SJR Q1WOS SSCIScopus / SJR
50
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total50
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.677
H-Index
44
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.855
Total Works
1,342
Total Citations
9,051
2yr Mean Citedness
1.37
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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.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

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 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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Oxford University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2044-8422
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — 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
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref