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European Law Open

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 2022

ISSN2752-6135

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.85

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

249

Total Citationsi

646

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.76

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

European Law Open is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, and commentaries on all aspects of European law. It aims to provide a platform for scholars and practitioners to engage in critical discussions and to advance the understanding of European legal developments. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including but not limited to, EU constitutional law, EU external relations law, competition law, intellectual property law, human rights law, and environmental law. It welcomes contributions from academics, judges, policymakers, and legal professionals worldwide.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications249

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2752-6135

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

448

2022

156

2023

105

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.

LawQ1

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

European and International Law StudiesEuropean Union Policy and GovernanceJudicial and Constitutional StudiesEuropean Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionLaw in Society and CultureComparative and International Law StudiesEuropean and International Contract LawPolitical Economy and MarxismLegal Language and InterpretationLabor Movements and Unions

Frequently asked questions about European Law Open

Is European Law Open a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for European Law Open: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, 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 European Law Open?

European Law Open is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.85.

Is European Law Open indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

European Law Open is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.