ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
2014–2025 (also 1983)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2.4
SJR · SCImago
0.512
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
19
Best quartile
Q2 · 73rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 306 / 1162 | 73rd | Q2 |
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Current Legal Problems
Current Legal Problems is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.4), ABDC A, WoS SSCI. Published by Oxford University Press.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 0070-1998Verify ISSN ↗2044-8422Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Scopus · Q2ABDC AWoS · SSCI
2.4
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
A
ABDC rating
3
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$4,043 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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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
1948
Field of research
Commercial law (4801)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Oxford University Press
A = next 15–25% — among the highest citation metrics in its field.
View this source on ABDC Not listed in: DOAJ, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Current Legal Problems indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2014–2025 (also 1983), best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.4.
What quartile is Current Legal Problems in Scopus?
Current Legal Problems is Q2 in Law (rank 306 of 1162), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Current Legal Problems?
Current Legal Problems is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 2.4, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 73rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.512, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 19.
How much does it cost to publish in Current Legal Problems?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,043 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Current Legal Problems and what is its ISSN?
Current Legal Problems is published by Oxford University Press. Its print ISSN is 0070-1998 and its online ISSN is 2044-8422.
Is Current Legal Problems in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Current Legal Problems?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Commercial law.
Is Current Legal Problems open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Current Legal Problems? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Current Legal Problems has an h-index of 44 and a 2-year mean of 1.89 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.4, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #131 of 1,057 Scopus journals in Law.
44
h-index
1.89
2-yr mean citations
215
i10-index
1,342
works indexed
9,298
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$4,043
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#131 of 1,057 Top 13% Law
Current Legal Problems published 13 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 15. 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 Current Legal Problems? — latest 34 articles, 2021–2025
In its latest 34 research articles (2021–2025), authors are most often from United Kingdom (57.4%), United States (13.2%) and Australia (4.4%). 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 Current Legal Problems? — 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 concentration57.4% 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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