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China Law and Society Review

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 2016

ISSN2542-7466

SJR Q3✓ 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 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.197

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.069

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

298

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines the intersection of law, governance, and society in China, with a particular focus on regulatory frameworks, legal reforms, and the evolving role of legal institutions and professions. Recent articles explore the impact of technical standards on market access and public procurement, the complexities of algorithm standardization, anti-corruption efforts, the development of legal professionals, and the dynamics of labor relations and legislation.

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

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2016

Annual Volume~ 10 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications55

Publisher OrgBrill

Visit Journal Website

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?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2542-7466

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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

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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.

LawQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

China's Socioeconomic Reforms and GovernanceChinese history and philosophyJudicial and Constitutional StudiesDigital Economy and Work TransformationLabor Movements and UnionsGerman Security and Defense PoliciesLegal Education and Practice InnovationsVietnamese History and Culture StudiesComparative and International Law StudiesBig Data and Digital Economy

Frequently asked questions about China Law and Society Review

Is China Law and Society Review a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for China Law and Society Review: 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 China Law and Society Review?

China Law and Society Review is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.197.

Is China Law and Society Review indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

China Law and Society Review is indexed in Scopus.