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Status
Active
Coverage
2013–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.9
SJR · SCImago
0.187
Q3 SJR quartile
H-index
14
Best quartile
Q3 · 43rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 659 / 1162 | 43rd | Q3 |
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King's Law Journal
King's Law Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 0.9), ABDC B. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Taylor & Francis Online.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 0961-5768Verify ISSN ↗1757-8442Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Online
Scopus · Q3ABDC BONOS
0.9
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
B
ABDC rating
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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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
1936
Field of research
Commercial law (4801)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Taylor & Francis Online
B = next 35–40% — good to excellent metrics and reputation.
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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.
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Quick answers
Is King's Law Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2013–present, best quartile Q3, CiteScore 0.9.
What quartile is King's Law Journal in Scopus?
King's Law Journal is Q3 in Law (rank 659 of 1162), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of King's Law Journal?
King's Law Journal 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 0.9, quartile Q3, 43rd percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.187, quartile Q3, with an H-index of 14.
Who publishes King's Law Journal and what is its ISSN?
King's Law Journal is published by Taylor & Francis Online. Its print ISSN is 0961-5768 and its online ISSN is 1757-8442.
Is King's 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 King's Law Journal 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 King's Law Journal?
It is rated B in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Commercial law.
Is King's Law Journal open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is King's Law Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
King's Law Journal has an h-index of 26 and a 2-year mean of 0.25 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.9, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #714 of 1,057 Scopus journals in Law.
26
h-index
0.25
2-yr mean citations
79
i10-index
862
works indexed
2,861
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#714 of 1,057 Bottom 33% Law
King's Law Journal published 36 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 King's Law Journal? — latest 27 articles, 2023–2026
In its latest 27 research articles (2023–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (66.7%), United States (9.3%) and New Zealand (7.4%). 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 King's 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 concentration66.7% 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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