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Comparative Legal History

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN2049-6788

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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⚡ 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 — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.109

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

352

Total Citationsi

1,012

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Comparative Legal History publishes international research on law and history, Western legal traditions globally, and comparative temporal or geographical legal theory. The journal explores the interdisciplinary nature of legal history by examining the evolution of legal systems, practices, and theories across different cultures and epochs, providing a platform for comparative studies that highlight interactions and divergences in legal traditions globally. It publishes research related to Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications352

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2049-6788

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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?

✓ 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

2019

2020

2021

136

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

HistoryQ3

LawQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

LawHistory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Historical Legal Studies and SocietyLaw in Society and CultureComparative and International Law StudiesHistorical Economic and Legal ThoughtJudicial and Constitutional StudiesLegal principles and applicationsAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsEuropean and International Contract LawReformation and Early Modern ChristianityHistorical and Contemporary Political Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Comparative Legal History

Is Comparative Legal History a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Comparative Legal History: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Comparative Legal History?

Comparative Legal History 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 — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — 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 0.25.

Is Comparative Legal History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Comparative Legal History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.