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AJIL Unbound

Cambridge University Press · United States · Est. 2013

ISSN2398-7723eISSN2398-7723

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.516

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.89

Total Works

911

Total Citations

4,554

2yr Mean Citedness

0.72

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Aims & Scope

AJIL Unbound is the online-only, open-access companion to the American Journal of International Law. It publishes shorter, more focused articles that complement the articles in the print journal. AJIL Unbound is intended to provide a forum for timely discussion of international law issues, including responses to articles published in the print journal, as well as original scholarship.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 56 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications911

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2398-7723 / 2398-7723

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International RelationsLaw

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Law and Human RightsInternational Arbitration and Investment LawGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsWorld Trade Organization LawInternational Law and AviationCorporate Law and Human RightsHuman Rights and DevelopmentInternational Maritime Law IssuesHistorical and Contemporary Political DynamicsEnvironmental law and policy