ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1972–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
3
SJR · SCImago
0.502
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
37
Best quartile
Q1 · 80th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 223 / 1162 | 80th | Q1 |
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Industrial Law Journal
Industrial Law Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 3), ABDC A, ABS / AJG 3, WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Oxford University Press.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 0305-9332Verify ISSN ↗1464-3669Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Scopus · Q1ABDC AABS / AJG 3WoS · SSCIONOS
3
CiteScore 2025
Q1
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
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
Field of research
Commercial law (4801)
A = next 15–25% — among the highest citation metrics in its field.
View this source on ABDC ABS / AJGChartered Association of Business Schools 2024
Grade
Unchanged since 2021 vs ABS / AJG 2021
Field
Human Resource Management and Employment Studies
3 = highly regarded journals.
ABS = Chartered Association of Business Schools. AJG = its Academic Journal Guide, 2024 edition.
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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.
Access depends on your institution’s ONOS participation; the subscribed title list is subject to revision.
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Quick answers
Is Industrial Law Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1972–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 3.
What quartile is Industrial Law Journal in Scopus?
Industrial Law Journal is Q1 in Law (rank 223 of 1162), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Industrial Law Journal?
Industrial 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. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 3, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 80th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.502, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 37.
How much does it cost to publish in Industrial Law Journal?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,043 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Industrial Law Journal and what is its ISSN?
Industrial Law Journal is published by Oxford University Press. Its print ISSN is 0305-9332 and its online ISSN is 1464-3669.
Is Industrial Law Journal covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Industrial Law Journal in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Industrial Law Journal?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Commercial law.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Industrial Law Journal?
It is graded 3 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Human Resource Management and Employment Studies field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Industrial Law Journal open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Industrial Law Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Industrial Law Journal has an h-index of 47 and a 2-year mean of 1.2 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #250 of 1,057 Scopus journals in Law.
47
h-index
1.2
2-yr mean citations
351
i10-index
2,636
works indexed
12,731
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$4,043
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#250 of 1,057 Top 24% Law
Industrial Law Journal published 55 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 62. 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 Industrial Law Journal? — latest 64 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 64 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (69.3%), United States (6.8%) and Canada (5.5%). 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 Industrial 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 concentration69.3% 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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