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Chinese Law and Government

Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•SCImago Rank: #31,837•Identifier (ISSN):0009-4609(Print)/1944-7051(Online)•Articles / Year: 18•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,209 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)Q1
N/A

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

H-Index (Hirsch Index)
6

6 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
18articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Chinese Law and Government offers a rare window on the inner workings of Chinese politics and governance through careful selection, translation, and annotation of primary documents, analytical studies, and other authoritative sources. The materials translated for publication in the journal"s thematic issues and series may be laws, regulations, court records, policy directives, and published or unpublished, official or scholarly reports and analyses of critical questions. Insight into the significance of the topic and the content of each issue is provided in a substantive introduction by the editor or expert guest editor.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science94.1%Law66%History54%Business46.1%Geography37.9%Computer science37.3%Economics36%Archaeology34%Sociology27.5%Public administration25.4%Philosophy25.3%Engineering22.9%China22.8%Physics20.7%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #31,837SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1968-1995, 2002-2020, 2025-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)
—

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Đã chuẩn hóa dữ liệu
Scopus H-Index (2025)
6

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.00

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,209 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations0
3-Year Documents0
Citable Documents0

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate50.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Law—
Sociology and Political Science—

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
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Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

13 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20230——
2020—184
2019—8120
2018—9319
2017—5128
2016—88125
2015—1722
2014—150
2013—3211
2012—59100
2011—8719
2010—6829
2009—4821
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Chinese Law and Government

WoS Q1
000020230.00
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2023:0

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 21e0b4f3-4ae0-4b22-bf8f-7fa76bfb1247
Database Updated: 2026-09-29