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Chinese Journal of Comparative Law

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2013

ISSN2050-4802eISSN2050-4810

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

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.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 · Scopus CiteScore 1.1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.185

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

1.1

SNIPi

0.685

Total Worksi

260

Total Citationsi

870

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Chinese Journal of Comparative Law ( CJCL ) is an independent, peer-reviewed, general comparative law journal published under the auspices of the International Academy of Comparative Law (IACL) and in association …

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications260

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2050-4802 / 2050-4810

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

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.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

231

2020

2021

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.

LawQ3

Economics and EconometricsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

LawEconomics and Econometrics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Conflict of Laws and JurisdictionLegal principles and applicationsInternational Arbitration and Investment LawJudicial and Constitutional StudiesEuropean and International Contract LawChina's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceComparative and International Law StudiesCorporate Law and Human RightsInternational Law and Human RightsLaw, Economics, and Judicial Systems

Frequently asked questions about Chinese Journal of Comparative Law

Is Chinese Journal of Comparative Law a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Chinese Journal of Comparative Law: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Journal of Comparative Law?

Chinese Journal of Comparative Law 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.1.

Is Chinese Journal of Comparative Law indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Chinese Journal of Comparative Law is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.