ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
2005–2026; 2000-2001; 1998; 1981-1996
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
3.6
Best quartile
Q1 · 85th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | 169 / 1162 | 85th | Q1 |
Oxford Journal of Legal Studies
ISSN 0143-6503 · 1464-3820
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Scopus · Q1ABDC AWoS · SSCIONOS
Is Oxford Journal of Legal Studies indexed in Scopus? Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2005–2026; 2000-2001; 1998; 1981-1996, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 3.6.
Is Oxford Journal of Legal Studies in Web of Science? Yes — indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index.
What is the ABDC rating of Oxford Journal of Legal Studies? It is rated A in the ABDC Journal Quality List 2025 under Commercial law.
Is Oxford Journal of Legal Studies open access? No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
3.6
CiteScore 2025
Scopus
Q1
Best quartile
85th percentile
A
ABDC rating
JQL 2025
3
Indexed in
major indexes
Web of ScienceClarivate (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI/ESCI)
ABDCAustralian Business Deans Council 2025
Rating
Unchanged since 2022 vs ABDC 2022
Year of inception
1981
Field of research
Commercial law (4801)
Publisher (per ABDC)
Oxford University Press
A = next 15–25% — among the highest citation metrics in its field.
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FT50Financial Times research list
Not listed in FT50.
UT DallasUTD top-100 business research
Not listed in UT Dallas.
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Not in the ONOS APC-supported list.
Publishing in this journal is not centrally APC-funded under One Nation One Subscription.
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