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Journal on the Use of Force and International Law

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2014

ISSN2053-1702

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.242

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

176

Total Citationsi

1,070

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.06

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal on the Use of Force and International Law provides a forum for international research into the law governing the use of force. It covers issues such as self-defence, the use of force authorised by the UN Security Council, and force employed for humanitarian purposes.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications176

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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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?

2053-1702

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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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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?

N/A

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

109

2019

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.

LawQ2

Political Science and International RelationsQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Peace and Security DynamicsInternational Law and Human RightsWar, Ethics, and JustificationPeacebuilding and International SecurityEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military StrategiesInternational Law and AviationMilitary and Defense StudiesPost-Soviet Geopolitical DynamicsLegal case studies and regulationsUkraine: War, Education, Health

Frequently asked questions about Journal on the Use of Force and International Law

Is Journal on the Use of Force and International Law a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal on the Use of Force and International Law: it is indexed in 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 Journal on the Use of Force and International Law?

Journal on the Use of Force and International Law is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.242.

Is Journal on the Use of Force and International Law indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal on the Use of Force and International Law is indexed in Scopus.