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Alternative Law Journal

SAGE Publications Inc. Β· United Kingdom Β· Est. 1992

ISSN2398-9084
SJR Q3βœ“ WOS ESCIβœ“ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile Β· Web of Science (JCR)

βœ“ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) β€” Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page β†—

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate β€” we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

πŸ“Š Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR Β· Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.176
H-Indexi
21
Total Worksi
1,981
Total Citationsi
4,112
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.52
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Alternative Law Journal publishes critical scholarly articles across the broad field of law and justice. Its scope includes social justice and human rights, governance and regulation, corporate social responsibility, business and human rights, critique of the legal system, and developments in innovative and alternative practice.

AI-compiled from public web sources Β· verify on publisher page β†’

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1992
Annual Volume~ 63 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,981
Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing
Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Reviewβ€”
OA Licenseβ€”
OA Rateβ€”

Ethics & Quality

COPE Memberβœ— No
OASPA Memberβœ— No
Not on Predatory Listsβœ“ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 Β· 55%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
SAGE Publications Inc.
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Does the journal have a website?
βœ“ Linked
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Is the ISSN verified?
2398-9084
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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?
βœ“ 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

A twelfth criterion β€” whether APC fees are clearly disclosed β€” is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
64
247
2019
64
303
2020
72
165
2021
63
88
2022
65
68
2023
65
82
2024
59
19
2025
42
1
2026

Source: OpenAlex Β· Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date β€” 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 β€” its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ3
Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Education and Practice InnovationsConflict of Laws and JurisdictionLaw in Society and CultureCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisLegal principles and applicationsGender, Feminism, and MediaInternational Law and Human RightsCommonwealth, Australian Politics and FederalismJudicial and Constitutional StudiesCriminal Law and Evidence

Frequently asked questions about Alternative Law Journal

Is Alternative Law Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Alternative Law Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee β€” always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Alternative Law Journal?

Alternative Law Journal 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 β€” including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles β€” 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 0.52.

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

Alternative Law Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 Β· Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref