ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
2020–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.6
SJR · SCImago
0.132
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
4
Best quartile
Q3 · 30th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 813 / 1162 | 30th | Q3 |
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Journal of Business Law
Journal of Business Law is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 0.6), ABDC A, ABS / AJG 2. Published by Sweet & Maxwell.
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ISSN 0021-9460Verify ISSN ↗2754-205XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell
Scopus · Q3ABDC AABS / AJG 2
0.6
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
A
ABDC rating
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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
1957
Field of research
Commercial law (4801)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Sweet & Maxwell
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
Social Sciences
2 = journals publishing original research of an acceptable standard.
ABS = Chartered Association of Business Schools. AJG = its Academic Journal Guide, 2024 edition.
View this source on ABS Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Business Law indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2020–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 0.6.
What quartile is Journal of Business Law in Scopus?
Journal of Business Law is Q3 in Law (rank 813 of 1162), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Business Law?
Journal of Business Law 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 0.6, quartile Q3, 30th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.132, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 4.
Who publishes Journal of Business Law and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Business Law is published by Sweet & Maxwell. Its print ISSN is 0021-9460 and its online ISSN is 2754-205X.
Is Journal of Business Law 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 Journal of Business Law?
It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Commercial law.
What is the ABS / AJG rating of Journal of Business Law?
It is graded 2 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Social Sciences field, unchanged from 2021.
Is Journal of Business Law open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Business Law? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Business Law has an h-index of 12 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.6, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #915 of 1,057 Scopus journals in Law.
12
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
15
i10-index
308
works indexed
817
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#915 of 1,057 Bottom 14% Law
Journal of Business Law published 2 papers in 2021; its busiest recent year was 2011 with 22. 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.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Business Law? — 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
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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