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Status
Active
Coverage
2021–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
2.7
SJR · SCImago
0.423
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
8
Best quartile
Q1 · 76th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 271 / 1162 | 76th | Q1 |
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Journal of Law and Political Economy
Journal of Law and Political Economy is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 2.7), DOAJ. Published by eScholarship Publishing.
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Publisher: eScholarship Publishing
Scopus · Q1Open Access
2.7
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
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Quick answers
Is Journal of Law and Political Economy indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2021–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 2.7.
What quartile is Journal of Law and Political Economy in Scopus?
Journal of Law and Political Economy is Q1 in Law (rank 271 of 1162), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Law and Political Economy?
Journal of Law and Political Economy 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 2.7, quartile Q1, 76th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.423, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 8.
Who publishes Journal of Law and Political Economy and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Law and Political Economy is published by eScholarship Publishing. Its ISSN is 2693-9681.
Is Journal of Law and Political Economy in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of Law and Political Economy open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Journal of Law and Political Economy? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Law and Political Economy has an h-index of 10 and a 2-year mean of 0.46 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.7, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #560 of 1,057 Scopus journals in Law.
10
h-index
0.46
2-yr mean citations
10
i10-index
163
works indexed
569
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#560 of 1,057 Bottom 48% Law
Journal of Law and Political Economy published 49 papers in 2025. 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 Journal of Law and Political Economy? — latest 46 articles, 2022–2026
In its latest 46 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from United States (71%), Netherlands (9.4%) and Canada (6.9%). 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 Journal of Law and Political Economy? — 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 concentration71% of recent authorship from United States
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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