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IMPAQ
WoS ESCI Q2Scopus Q1SCImago #5,528Hybrid

Journal of Antitrust Enforcement

Identifier (ISSN):2050-0688(Print)/2050-0696(Online)
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Publisher:Oxford University Press
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Active (ESCI)
Clarivate IF (2026)
1.2↑ +0.1
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q2
WoS ESCIJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2023–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of Antitrust Enforcement

WoS Q2
01120.720230.620241.120251.22026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):1.2
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
0.927
#5,528

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
16

16 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: ESCIQ2
Self-Citation Rate16.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
31articles/year
37.01% Gold OA•93.33% Original Research

Aims & Scope

The journal covers a wide range of enforcement related topics, including: public and private competition law enforcement, cooperation between competition agencies, the promotion of worldwide competition law enforcement, optimal design of enforcement policies, performance measurement, empirical analysis of enforcement policies, combination of functions in the competition agency mandate, and competition agency governance. Other topics include the role of the judiciary in competition enforcement, leniency, cartel prosecution, effective merger enforcement, competition enforcement and human rights, and the regulation of sectors.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science85%Business83.9%Economics73%Biology69.7%Law65.7%Ecology63.1%Competition (biology)50.4%Sociology49.6%Microeconomics48.5%Market economy47.8%Law and economics43.8%Computer science37.2%Monopoly36.9%Finance32.1%Philosophy30.3%Enforcement30.3%Competition law27.7%Industrial organization23.7%Geography22.3%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRESCI2026

LAW

Q2
Rank135/443
IndexESCI
JCIESCI2026

LAW

Q1
Rank89/443
IndexESCI

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF1.2
Articles / Year10
Total Citations0
2025
IF1.1
Articles / Year35
Total Citations8
2024
IF0.6
Articles / Year53
Total Citations72
2023
IF0.7
Articles / Year53
Total Citations101
2022
IF—
Articles / Year31
Total Citations162

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #5,528Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2013-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Social Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
0.927

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.67

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,819 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations211
3-Year Documents123
Citable Documents115

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)3

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate30.8%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

LawQ1
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: 16.7%

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):
3区 (Zone 3)Economics
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3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

Journal of Antitrust Enforcement (ISSN: 2050-0688) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of LAW, published by Oxford University Press in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 1.20, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.927 (Q1), an H-index of 16.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 31 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,819 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
Oxford University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ESCIScopusPubMed

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01