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Status
Active
Coverage
2016–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2
SJR · SCImago
0.247
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
10
Best quartile
Q2 · 66th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 384 / 1162 | 66th | Q2 |
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Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies
Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2). Published by Akademiai Kiado.
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ISSN 2498-5473Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Akademiai Kiado
Scopus · Q2
2
CiteScore 2025
Q2
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 Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2016–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.
What quartile is Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies in Scopus?
Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies is Q2 in Law (rank 384 of 1162), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies?
Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies 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 2, quartile Q2, 66th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.247, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 10.
Who publishes Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies and what is its ISSN?
Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies is published by Akademiai Kiado. Its ISSN is 2498-5473.
Is Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies has an h-index of 10 and a 2-year mean of 1.61 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #163 of 1,057 Scopus journals in Law.
10
h-index
1.61
2-yr mean citations
12
i10-index
271
works indexed
603
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#163 of 1,057 Top 16% Law
Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies published 16 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 40. 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 Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies? — latest 97 articles, 2022–2026
In its latest 97 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from Hungary (67.7%), Czechia (4.8%) and Poland (4.3%). 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 Hungarian Journal of Legal Studies? — 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 concentration67.7% of recent authorship from Hungary
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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