Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
European Competition Journal
ISSN 1744-1056 · eISSN 1757-8396 · Taylor & Francis
European Competition Journal: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 78 days to acceptance (36 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 59% (journal website); 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Competition Journal is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Diverse Legal and Medical Studies, Merger and Competition Analysis and EU Law and Policy Analysis, together about 78.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The European Competition Journal publishes outstanding scholarly articles relating to European competition law and economics. Its mission is to help foster learning and debate about how European competition law and policy can continue to develop in an economically rational way. Articles published in the Journal are subject to rigorous peer review by leading experts from around Europe. Topics include: Vertical and Conglomerate Mergers Enlargement of the Union - the ramifications for Competition Policy Unilateral and Coordinated Effects in Merger Control Modernisation of European Competition law Cartels and Leniency 'A valuable forum for practitioners and academics in the field of European competition law and economics, and a rare opportunity to view competition policy from a holistic perspective.' Philip Lowe, Formerly Directorate General for Competition, European Commission 'The European Competition Journal is valuable and important because it brings together law and economics, as is now essential, with practical and detailed papers on a wide variety of subjects.' John Temple Lang, Cleary Gottlieb Steen and Hamilton LLP 'The quality is consistently high, managing to ground economic policy discussion in the specifics of current EC doctrine.' Josh Holmes, World Competition
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 1, Netherlands 1, Portugal 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Diverse Legal and Medical StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting30.6%
- Merger and Competition AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance29.9%
- EU Law and Policy AnalysisSocial Sciences18.3%
- Digital Platforms and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
- Consumer Market Behavior and PricingBusiness, Management and Accounting2%
- Legal and Constitutional StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance1.8%
- Digitalization, Law, and RegulationSocial Sciences1.6%
- Intellectual Property LawSocial Sciences1.6%
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 | Q2 | 408/1162 | 64th |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) | Q3 | 144/283 | 49th |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
J-Gate, Hein On-LinePublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.52Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.34Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.77OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 100,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 519 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 9 | 124 |
| 2025 | 17 | 9 | 268 |
| 2024 | 32 | 14 | 350 |
| 2023 | 30 | 14 | 384 |
| 2022 | 15 | 9 | 210 |
| 2021 | 35 | 16 | 259 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
78 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 49 days – 187 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (36 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 134 days
- Sample
- 36 articles with submission and acceptance dates (44 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 59%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 169 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 176 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal, part of Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program. Model summary
European Competition Journal is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabilit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1744-1056
- Electronic ISSN
- 1757-8396
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 22, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Competition Journal
How long does peer review take at European Competition Journal?
Based on the dates recorded on 36 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 78 days (interquartile range 49–187 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 59%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of European Competition Journal based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (1), Netherlands (1) and Portugal (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index European Competition Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Competition Journal is indexed in Scopus.
Is European Competition Journal open access, and what is the APC?
European Competition Journal is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .