Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Competition Law Journal
ISSN 1476-9085 · eISSN 2516-5771 · Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Competition Law Journal: subscription journal; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Competition Law Journal is published by Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Merger and Competition Analysis, Diverse Legal and Medical Studies and EU Law and Policy Analysis, together about 70.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Merger and Competition AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance30.3%
- Diverse Legal and Medical StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting28.7%
- EU Law and Policy AnalysisSocial Sciences11.7%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine8.2%
- Digital Platforms and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
- Dispute Resolution and Class ActionsBusiness, Management and Accounting3.2%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.8%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q4 | 1013/1162 | 12th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.02OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 203 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 0 | 7 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 25 |
| 2024 | 17 | 4 | 78 |
| 2023 | 28 | 4 | 72 |
| 2022 | 22 | 2 | 18 |
| 2021 | 28 | 5 | 22 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
- ISSN
- 1476-9085
- Electronic ISSN
- 2516-5771
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Competition Law Journal
Which databases index Competition Law Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Competition Law Journal is indexed in Scopus.
Is Competition Law Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Competition Law Journal is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .