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Review of Law and Economics

Walter de Gruyter GmbH · Germany · Est. 2004

ISSN2194-6000eISSN1555-5879

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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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SJR Scorei

0.209

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.403

Total Worksi

556

Total Citationsi

4,253

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Law; Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications556

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2194-6000 / 1555-5879

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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

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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.

Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Q3

LawQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

LawEconomics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsLegal and Constitutional StudiesExperimental Behavioral Economics StudiesLegal principles and applicationsCorporate Finance and GovernanceJudicial and Constitutional StudiesMerger and Competition AnalysisCrime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceCrime Patterns and InterventionsAuction Theory and Applications

Frequently asked questions about Review of Law and Economics

Is Review of Law and Economics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Review of Law and Economics: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Review of Law and Economics?

Review of Law and Economics 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.53.

Is Review of Law and Economics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Review of Law and Economics is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Review of Law and Economics?