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European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 2013

ISSN2213-4506eISSN2213-4514

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

0.188

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.299

Total Worksi

267

Total Citationsi

618

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance publishes academic contributions exploring law and governance from a comparative perspective. It includes comparative studies from different fields of law and regulation, as well as multi-disciplinary studies on societal governance issues. Comparative studies involving non-European countries are welcome when they deal with topics relevant also for European science and society.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 23 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications267

Publisher OrgBrill

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?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2213-4506 / 2213-4514

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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

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.

LawQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Public AdministrationQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political SciencePublic Administration

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European and International Law StudiesEuropean and International Contract LawConflict of Laws and JurisdictionLegal principles and applicationsComparative and International Law StudiesJudicial and Constitutional StudiesCorporate Governance and LawLegal Issues in South AfricaEuropean Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionOmbudsman and Human Rights

Frequently asked questions about European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance

Is European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance: 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 European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance?

European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance 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 0.47.

Is European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.