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Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice

Addleton Academic Publishers · United States · Est. 2006

ISSN2162-2752

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

0.235

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

617

Total Citationsi

1,743

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice is an international, peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes original empirical research and review articles. It focuses on emerging topics at the intersection of law, sociology, political science, and contemporary social issues, including organizational artificial intelligence governance, mobility justice, machine ethics, online privacy protection behavior, big data-driven algorithmic decision-making, and network connectivity systems.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications617

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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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Addleton Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2162-2752

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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?

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.

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

159

2019

110

2020

197

2021

115

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

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and SocietyEuropean and International Law StudiesEuropean Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionLaw, logistics, and international tradeEuropean and International Contract LawConflict of Laws and JurisdictionTransportation Systems and LogisticsLegal principles and applicationsLaw in Society and CultureLegal Studies and Reforms

Frequently asked questions about Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice

Is Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice: 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 Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice?

Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.235.

Is Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Contemporary Readings in Law and Social Justice is indexed in Scopus.