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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #12,640CAS 2区Hybrid

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

Country: United Kingdom•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.466•SCImago Rank: #12,640•Identifier (ISSN):1740-1453(Print)/1740-1461(Online)•Articles / Year: 27•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,001 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
1.1
↓ -0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
38

38 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
27articles/year
58.24% Gold OA•96.77% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

2.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q1(IF: 1.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20262.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20252.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.3)
🔵 Computed
20242.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20232.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 1.7)
🔵 Computed
20222.00đ
WoS Q1(IF: 2.346)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with Q2 quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Economics76.5%Business67.8%Political science66.2%Law64.6%Sociology39.8%Computer science37.9%Mathematics33.2%Philosophy30.5%Psychology29.5%Finance25.8%Actuarial science23%Epistemology20.2%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #12,640Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2007, 2009, 2011-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.466

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q1
Scopus H-Index (2025)
38

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.14

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,001 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations115
3-Year Documents86
Citable Documents83

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate25.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

LawQ1
EducationQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)Sociology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区LAW
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
Updating
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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
LAW
JCRSSCI
144/443Q2
LAW
JCISSCI
91/443Q1

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—171
20251.343119
20241.23685
20231.741145
20222.34640240
2021—34193
2020—37466
2019—39713
2018—38428
2017—38499
2016—45659
2015—34621
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Empirical Legal Studies

WoS Q2
012320222023202420251.30
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.3

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

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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Database Updated: 2026-10-01