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Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies

Akademiai Kiado · Hungary · Est. 2016

ISSN2498-5473

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

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 ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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SJR Scorei

0.247

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.108

Total Worksi

263

Total Citationsi

554

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies accepts articles from every field of the legal sciences. The journal covers achievements in legal sciences and legal scholars in Hungary, as well as Hungarian legislation and legal literature. Recently, contributions from outside Hungary have been encouraged to cover legal sciences in Central and Eastern Europe. The journal also publishes book reviews.

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General Information

Country / RegionHungary

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications263

Publisher OrgAkadémiai Kiadó

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Akademiai Kiado

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2498-5473

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — 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.

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2019

2020

2021

126

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.

LawQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European and International Law StudiesEuropean Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionJudicial and Constitutional StudiesConflict of Laws and JurisdictionInternational Arbitration and Investment LawEuropean and International Contract LawInternational Law and Human RightsLaw in Society and CultureDispute Resolution and Class ActionsHungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies

Frequently asked questions about Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies

Is Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies?

Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.247.

Is Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies is indexed in Scopus.