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Alternative Law Journal

SAGE Publications Inc. · United Kingdom · Est. 1992

ISSN2398-9084

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

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

0.186

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

1,981

Total Citations

4,112

2yr Mean Citedness

0.52

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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.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

Annual Volume~ 63 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,981

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2398-9084

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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?

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

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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.

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