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International Journal of Public Law and Policy

Country: Switzerland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q1•Scopus SJR: 0.15•SCImago Rank: #25,370•Identifier (ISSN):2044-7663(Print)/2044-7671(Online)•Articles / Year: 34•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,434 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)
11

11 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
34articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

IJPLAP covers issues of public law and policy of international relevance. It includes thought-provoking contributions on how public international law obligations inform national approaches in a wide range of sectors, as well as on how the state's experiences contribute to shaping and advancing the international agenda. IJPLAP features articles, editorials, notes, commentaries, analyses of jurisprudence and legislation and book reviews written by leading scholars and practitioners working in law and related fields, such as economics, philosophy and political science. Topics covered include: -Traditional issues of public international law (including treaty law, institutional law and dispute settlement)- Human rights- Foreign and security policy, migration- Trade and investment- Taxation- Financial regulation- Competition- Intellectual property- Environment, energy and food security- Digitalisation and data protection

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science90.5%Law84.2%Economics75.1%Business63.4%Sociology51.6%Computer science47.3%Philosophy34.8%Biology33.3%Geography29.3%Politics26.4%Mathematics24.2%Law and economics24.2%History23.8%Archaeology23.4%Finance22%Programming language21.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #25,370Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2011-2017, 2019-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.15

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
11

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.92

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,434 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations60
3-Year Documents80
Citable Documents80

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 Rate40.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

LawQ3
Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

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
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
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Inderscience Publishers
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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—340
2025—452
2024—6146
202305437
2022—8267
2021—4682
2020—1034
2019—1639
2018—22
2017—108
2016—810
2015—1530
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for International Journal of Public Law and Policy

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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Database Updated: 2026-09-29