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Status
Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2016–2017 (also 2010–2014, 1985)
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
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Hong Kong Law Journal
Hong Kong Law Journal is indexed in Web of Science (SSCI), ABDC A. Published by Thomson Reuters.
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ISSN 0378-0600Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Thomson Reuters
Scopus · InactiveABDC AWoS · SSCI
A
ABDC rating
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
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
1971
Field of research
Commercial law (4801)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Thomson Reuters
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 Hong Kong Law Journal indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2016–2017 (also 2010–2014, 1985)).
What is the impact factor of Hong Kong Law Journal?
Hong Kong Law Journal 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. Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for this title.
Who publishes Hong Kong Law Journal and what is its ISSN?
Hong Kong Law Journal is published by Thomson Reuters. Its ISSN is 0378-0600.
Is Hong Kong Law Journal in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Hong Kong Law Journal?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Commercial law.
Is Hong Kong Law Journal open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Hong Kong Law Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Hong Kong Law Journal has an h-index of 4 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
4
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
1
i10-index
35
works indexed
76
total citations
Hong Kong Law Journal published 1 papers in 2021; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 5. 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. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Hong Kong Law Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2017. 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 statusInactive — coverage ended 2017
- 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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