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Status
Active
Coverage
2016–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.6
SJR · SCImago
0.197
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
9
Best quartile
Q3 · 31st pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 800 / 1162 | 31st | Q3 |
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China Law and Society Review
China Law and Society Review is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 0.6). Published by Brill Academic Publishers.
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ISSN 2542-7458Verify ISSN ↗2542-7466Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Scopus · Q3
0.6
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
1
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Open accessNot registered as fully open access
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is China Law and Society Review indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2016–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 0.6.
What quartile is China Law and Society Review in Scopus?
China Law and Society Review is Q3 in Law (rank 800 of 1162), by CiteScore 2025.
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 (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.6, quartile Q3, 31st percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.197, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 9.
Who publishes China Law and Society Review and what is its ISSN?
China Law and Society Review is published by Brill Academic Publishers. Its print ISSN is 2542-7458 and its online ISSN is 2542-7466.
Is China Law and Society Review in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is China Law and Society Review open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is China Law and Society Review? — open metrics via OpenAlex
China Law and Society Review has an h-index of 11 and a 2-year mean of 0.57 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.6, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #500 of 1,057 Scopus journals in Law.
11
h-index
0.57
2-yr mean citations
11
i10-index
60
works indexed
327
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#500 of 1,057 Top 48% Law
China Law and Society Review published 11 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2023 with 11. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in China Law and Society Review? — latest 29 articles, 2021–2026
In its latest 29 research articles (2021–2026), authors are most often from China (25.9%), United States (19%) and Hong Kong SAR China (12.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for China Law and Society Review? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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