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Status
Active
Coverage
1981–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
2.5
SJR · SCImago
0.273
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
37
Best quartile
Q2 · 73rd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 303 / 1162 | 73rd | Q2 |
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Legal Studies
Legal Studies is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.5), WoS SSCI. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Wiley-Blackwell.
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ISSN 0261-3875Verify ISSN ↗1748-121XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Scopus · Q2WoS · SSCIONOS
2.5
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,550 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
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 Legal Studies indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1981–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.5.
What quartile is Legal Studies in Scopus?
Legal Studies is Q2 in Law (rank 303 of 1162), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Legal Studies?
Legal Studies is indexed in the Social Sciences 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 2.5, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 73rd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.273, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 37.
How much does it cost to publish in Legal Studies?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,550 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Legal Studies and what is its ISSN?
Legal Studies is published by Wiley-Blackwell. Its print ISSN is 0261-3875 and its online ISSN is 1748-121X.
Is Legal Studies covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Legal Studies in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
Is Legal Studies open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Legal Studies? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Legal Studies has an h-index of 45 and a 2-year mean of 0.34 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.5, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #646 of 1,057 Scopus journals in Law.
45
h-index
0.34
2-yr mean citations
318
i10-index
2,063
works indexed
11,623
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,550
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#646 of 1,057 Bottom 39% Law
Legal Studies published 45 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 63. 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 Legal Studies? — latest 81 articles, 2024–2026
In its latest 81 research articles (2024–2026), authors are most often from United Kingdom (68.5%), Hong Kong SAR China (7.4%) and Australia (5.6%). 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 Legal Studies? — 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 concentration68.5% 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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