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Theory and Practice of Legislation

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN2050-8859

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

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 Scorei

0.218

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

237

Total Citationsi

1,793

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.89

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The journal focuses on the theory and practice of legislation, examining aspects such as regulatory design, the inner morality of legislating, the procedural treatment of parliamentary amendments, the constitutional right to participate in law-making, and the evaluation of legal complexity.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on publisher page →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications237

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?

2050-8859

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

153

2019

725

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Judicial and Constitutional StudiesEuropean and International Law StudiesLegal Language and InterpretationComparative and International Law StudiesLaw in Society and CultureRegulation and Compliance StudiesGender Politics and RepresentationEuropean Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionLaw and Political ScienceLegal principles and applications

Frequently asked questions about Theory and Practice of Legislation

Is Theory and Practice of Legislation a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for Theory and Practice of Legislation. It is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus and has a PubScope Trust Score of 22/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Theory and Practice of Legislation?

Theory and Practice of Legislation is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.218.

Is Theory and Practice of Legislation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Theory and Practice of Legislation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.