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European Data Protection Law Review

Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH · Germany · Est. 2015

ISSN2364-2831

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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

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

0.177

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.291

Total Worksi

795

Total Citationsi

2,999

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.16

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The European Data Protection Law Review (EDPL) provides a forum to discuss, comment, and review issues raised by the development and implementation of data protection law and policy in EU Member States. The journal reports on legislative developments and addresses legal, regulatory, and administrative progresses in EU Member States. It also addresses concerns raised by AI systems that may be remedied by data protection law.

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General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 57 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications795

Publisher OrgQ1822344

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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?

Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2364-2831

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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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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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

285

2019

268

2020

187

2021

113

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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionEuropean Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionDigitalization, Law, and RegulationEuropean and International Law StudiesFreedom of Expression and DefamationPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in DataTaxation and Legal IssuesEthics and Social Impacts of AIGovernment, Law, and Information ManagementCriminal Law and Evidence

Frequently asked questions about European Data Protection Law Review

Is European Data Protection Law Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Data Protection Law Review: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of European Data Protection Law Review?

European Data Protection Law Review is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.177.

Is European Data Protection Law Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Data Protection Law Review is indexed in Scopus.