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Status
Active
Coverage
2018–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.3
SJR · SCImago
0.133
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
4
Best quartile
Q4 · 12th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 1013 / 1162 | 12th | Q4 |
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Competition Law Journal
Competition Law Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.3), ABDC C. Published by Edward Elgar Publishing.
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ISSN 1476-9085Verify ISSN ↗2516-5771Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Scopus · Q4ABDC C
0.3
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
C
ABDC rating
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
DOAJDirectory of Open Access Journals (live)
Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
2002
Field of research
Commercial law (4801)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Edward Elgar Publishing
C = a recognised quality journal in its field.
View this source on ABDC Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Competition Law Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2018–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.3.
What quartile is Competition Law Journal in Scopus?
Competition Law Journal is Q4 in Law (rank 1013 of 1162), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Competition Law Journal?
Competition Law Journal 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 0.3, quartile Q4, 12th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.133, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 4.
Who publishes Competition Law Journal and what is its ISSN?
Competition Law Journal is published by Edward Elgar Publishing. Its print ISSN is 1476-9085 and its online ISSN is 2516-5771.
Is Competition Law Journal in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
What is the ABDC rating of Competition Law Journal?
It is rated C in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Commercial law.
Is Competition Law Journal open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Competition Law Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Competition Law Journal has an h-index of 9 and a 2-year mean of 0.02 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.3, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #901 of 1,057 Scopus journals in Law.
9
h-index
0.02
2-yr mean citations
9
i10-index
203
works indexed
270
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#901 of 1,057 Bottom 15% Law
Competition Law Journal published 14 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2020 with 34. 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 Competition Law Journal? — latest 17 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 17 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (73.5%), United States (11.8%) and Kenya (5.9%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Competition Law Journal? — 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
- Author concentration73.5% of recent authorship from United Kingdom
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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