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Russian Law Journal

Supporting Academic Initiatives Foundation · Russian Federation · Est. 2015

ISSN2312-3605

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Limited verification

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q446

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total31

Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

Removed from DOAJ (2023-05-28). DOAJ's stated reason: Problems with website. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ 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

Bottom 25%

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.123

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

289

Total Citationsi

794

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Russian Law Journal (RLJ) is an independent, professional journal that covers recent legal developments not only in the Russian Federation, but also on international and comparative level. RLJ magazine is one of the first English-language legal academic editions regularly published in Russia. The RLJ encourages comparative research by those who are interested in Russian law, but also seeks to encourage interest in all matters relating to international public and private law, civil and criminal law, constitutional law, civil rights, the theory and history of law, and the relationships between law and culture and other disciplines. A special emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary legal research.

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Frequencyfour times per year

StatusActive (last: 2021)

Total Publications289

Publisher OrgLLC V.Em Publishing

OA Since2014

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewanonymous 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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Supporting Academic Initiatives Foundation

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2312-3605

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

anonymous peer review

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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

231

2015

101

2016

2017

2018

133

2019

2020

2021

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.

LawQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European and International Law StudiesLegal and Policy IssuesInternational Arbitration and Investment LawDispute Resolution and Class ActionsInternational Law and Human RightsJudicial and Constitutional StudiesSecurity, Politics, and Digital TransformationGlobal Political and Economic RelationsDigital Transformation in LawEducation, Law, and Society

Frequently asked questions about Russian Law Journal

Is Russian Law Journal a predatory journal?

Russian Law Journal was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Problems with website" (2023-05-28). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Russian Law Journal?

Russian 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 0.123.

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

Russian Law Journal is indexed in Scopus.