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ELTE Law Journal

Eotvos Lorand Tudomanyegyetem · Hungary · Est. 2014

ISSN2064-4965
SJR Q3Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.175
H-Indexi
4
SNIPi
1.8
Total Worksi
101
Total Citationsi
65
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.52
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The ELTE Law Journal publishes articles on various aspects of law, including theoretical overviews of legal concepts, the application of international sales law, the role of codification in different legal systems, and the impact of artificial intelligence on democratic governance. It also features research on data sharing regulations within the EU, the evolution of precedent systems in civil law countries, and the admissibility of procedural contracts. Further topics include the protection of individual rights by ombudsman institutions, the legal implications of biodiversity loss, the interpretation of the best interests of the child principle, and the regulation of abortion within the European legal order. The journal also addresses issues related to 'crimmigration', the regulation of disruptive technologies, EU law in light of common values, restitution of cultural property, and state aid law.

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

General Information

Country / RegionHungary
Primary Language
1st Year Published2014
Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications101

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

4/11 · 36%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Eotvos Lorand Tudomanyegyetem
Does the journal have a website?
No URL
Is the ISSN verified?
2064-4965
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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?
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
15
27
2021
16
12
2022
22
11
2023
6
8
2024
31
22
2025
11
0
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

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European and International Law StudiesEuropean and International Contract LawInternational Arbitration and Investment LawEuropean Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesConflict of Laws and JurisdictionComparative and International Law StudiesLegal Language and InterpretationDispute Resolution and Class ActionsOmbudsman and Human Rights

Frequently asked questions about ELTE Law Journal

Is ELTE Law Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for ELTE Law Journal: 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 ELTE Law Journal?

ELTE Law Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.175.

Is ELTE Law Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

ELTE Law Journal is indexed in Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref