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Competition Law Journal

Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2004

ISSN2516-5771

SJR Q4✓ 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.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.133

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

191

Total Citationsi

267

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on the analysis and application of competition law, particularly in the European Union and the United Kingdom. It examines regulatory frameworks, enforcement actions, and legal challenges related to market competition, including issues of foreign investment, digital markets, and specific industry sectors like pharmaceuticals and sport. The journal also addresses procedural aspects of competition law, such as damages claims, litigation funding, and the role of expert evidence.

AI-summarised from recent articles · verify on the publisher page

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications191

Publisher OrgEdward Elgar Publishing

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2516-5771

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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.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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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.

LawQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Merger and Competition AnalysisEuropean and International Law StudiesEuropean and International Contract LawEU Law and Policy AnalysisDiverse Legal and Medical StudiesInternational Arbitration and Investment LawCorporate Governance and LawWorld Trade Organization LawDigital Platforms and EconomicsTaxation and Legal Issues

Frequently asked questions about Competition Law Journal

Is Competition Law Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Competition Law Journal: 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 Competition Law Journal?

Competition Law Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.133.

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

Competition Law Journal is indexed in Scopus.