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Status
Active
Coverage
2019–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
Yes
CiteScore
3
SJR · SCImago
0.359
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
22
Best quartile
Q1 · 80th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 227 / 1162 | 80th | Q1 |
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Laws
Laws is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 3), WoS ESCI, DOAJ. Published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI).
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Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Scopus · Q1WoS · ESCIOpen Access
3
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
3
Indexed in
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Open accessFully open access, peer reviewed
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Laws indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2019–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 3.
What quartile is Laws in Scopus?
Laws is Q1 in Law (rank 227 of 1162), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Laws?
Laws is indexed in the Emerging Sources 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 0.359, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 22.
How much does it cost to publish in Laws?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$1,689 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Laws and what is its ISSN?
Laws is published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). Its ISSN is 2075-471X.
Is Laws in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index.
Is Laws open access?
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
How well cited is Laws? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Laws has an h-index of 39 and a 2-year mean of 2.12 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #105 of 1,057 Scopus journals in Law.
39
h-index
2.12
2-yr mean citations
200
i10-index
866
works indexed
7,534
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$1,689
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#105 of 1,057 Top 10% Law
Laws published 100 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 Laws? — latest 94 articles, 2026
In its latest 94 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (10.6%), Hungary (9.6%) and United Kingdom (9.6%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Laws? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 2 retracted papers are recorded (2.3 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 2 · 2.3 per 1,000 papers
- 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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