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Status
Active
Coverage
2009–present (also 2005–2007)
Source type
Book Series
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.3
Best quartile
Q3 · 36th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | 566 / 891 | 36th | Q3 |
| Law | 975 / 1162 | 16th | Q4 |
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Law and Philosophy Library
Law and Philosophy Library is Scopus-indexed (Q3, CiteScore 0.3). Published by Springer Science and Business Media B.V..
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ISSN 1572-4395Verify ISSN ↗2215-0315Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media B.V.
Scopus · Q3
0.3
CiteScore 2025
Q3
Best quartile
1
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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 Law and Philosophy Library indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2009–present (also 2005–2007), best quartile Q3, CiteScore 0.3.
What quartile is Law and Philosophy Library in Scopus?
Law and Philosophy Library is Q3 in Philosophy (rank 566 of 891) and Q4 in Law (rank 975 of 1162), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Law and Philosophy Library?
Law and Philosophy Library 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 0.3, quartile Q3, 36th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric.
Who publishes Law and Philosophy Library and what is its ISSN?
Law and Philosophy Library is published by Springer Science and Business Media B.V. Its print ISSN is 1572-4395 and its online ISSN is 2215-0315.
Is Law and Philosophy Library in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Law and Philosophy Library open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Law and Philosophy Library? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Law and Philosophy Library has an h-index of 48 and a 2-year mean of 0.28 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.3, quartile Q3. On 2-year citations it ranks #354 of 805 Scopus journals in Philosophy.
48
h-index
0.28
2-yr mean citations
200
i10-index
1,670
works indexed
9,914
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#354 of 805 Top 44% Philosophy
#682 of 1,057 Bottom 36% Law
Law and Philosophy Library published 50 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 90. 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 Law and Philosophy Library? — 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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