ImpaQ Ecosystem•Clarivate, Scopus & CORE Data
Clarivate WoS 2024 / 2025 Data
IMPAQ
WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #16,131Hybrid

Cambridge Law Journal

Identifier (ISSN):0008-1973(Print)/1469-2139(Online)
•
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (SSCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
0.7↓ -0.7
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2022–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Cambridge Law Journal

WoS Q2
01231.9120221.520231.520241.420250.72026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):0.7
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q2
0.331
#16,131

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
37

37 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate6.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
23articles/year
82.43% Gold OA•96.77% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The Cambridge Law Journal publishes articles on all aspects of law. Special emphasis is placed on contemporary developments, but the journal's range includes jurisprudence and legal history. An important feature of the journal is the Case and Comment section, in which members of the Cambridge Law Faculty and other distinguished contributors analyse recent judicial decisions, new legislation and current law reform proposals. The articles and case notes are designed to have the widest appeal to those interested in the law - whether as practitioners, students, teachers, judges or administrators - and to provide an opportunity for them to keep abreast of new ideas and the progress of legal reform. Each issue also contains an extensive section of book reviews.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science79.1%Law69.2%Sociology47.3%Economics44.5%Philosophy38.6%Computer science33.2%Business30.9%History27%Law and economics25.5%Programming language21.3%Art21%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSSCI2026

LAW

Q2
Rank199/443
IndexSSCI
JCISSCI2026

LAW

Q2
Rank156/443
IndexSSCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF0.7
Articles / Year35
Total Citations0
2025
IF1.4
Articles / Year75
Total Citations7
2024
IF1.5
Articles / Year67
Total Citations34
2023
IF1.5
Articles / Year65
Total Citations93
2022
IF1.909
Articles / Year79
Total Citations193

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #16,131Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1921-1939, 1941-1998, 2000-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.331

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

Quartile: Scopus Q2
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.87

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,584 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations165
3-Year Documents120
Citable Documents91

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 Rate20.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

LawQ2
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Cambridge Law Journal (ISSN: 0008-1973) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of LAW, published by Cambridge University Press in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.70, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.331 (Q2), an H-index of 37.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 23 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,584 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SSCIScopusPubMed

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 34925599-f0cc-4e91-aefe-b1cae06a85bd
Database Updated: 2026-09-29