ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
2018–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
1.9
SJR · SCImago
0.232
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
10
Best quartile
Q2 · 65th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 400 / 1162 | 65th | Q2 |
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Federal Law Review
Federal Law Review is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 1.9), ABDC A*. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Australian National University.
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ISSN 0067-205XVerify ISSN ↗1444-6928Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Australian National University
Scopus · Q2ABDC A*ONOS
1.9
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
A*
ABDC rating
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,550 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
1964
Field of research
Commercial law (4801)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Australian National University
A* = top 5–7% of journals in its field — an internationally recognised exemplar of excellence.
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Federal Law Review indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2018–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 1.9.
What quartile is Federal Law Review in Scopus?
Federal Law Review is Q2 in Law (rank 400 of 1162), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Federal Law Review?
Federal Law 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 1.9, quartile Q2, 65th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.232, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 10.
How much does it cost to publish in Federal Law Review?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,550 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Federal Law Review and what is its ISSN?
Federal Law Review is published by Australian National University. Its print ISSN is 0067-205X and its online ISSN is 1444-6928.
Is Federal Law Review covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Federal Law Review in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
What is the ABDC rating of Federal Law Review?
It is rated A* in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Commercial law.
Is Federal Law Review open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Federal Law Review? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Federal Law Review has an h-index of 24 and a 2-year mean of 0.22 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 1.9, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #746 of 1,057 Scopus journals in Law.
24
h-index
0.22
2-yr mean citations
114
i10-index
1,740
works indexed
4,645
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,550
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#746 of 1,057 Bottom 30% Law
Federal Law Review published 11 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 50. 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 Federal Law Review? — latest 72 articles, 2022–2026
In its latest 72 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from Australia (74.1%), United Kingdom (4.2%) and Singapore (2.8%). 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 Federal Law 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
- Author concentration74.1% of recent authorship from Australia
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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