Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
European Data Protection Law Review
ISSN 2364-2831 · eISSN 2364-284X · Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
European Data Protection Law Review: subscription journal; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
European Data Protection Law Review is published by Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digitalization, Law, and Regulation, Government, Law, and Information Management and European Criminal Justice and Data Protection, together about 61% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Die European Data Protection Law Review (EDPL) ist die führende peer-reviewed Zeitschrift. Sie bietet ein praktisches und intellektuelles Forum zur Diskussion, Kommentierung und Besprechung aller Fragen, die sich aus der Entwicklung und Umsetzung des Datenschutzrechts und der Datenschutzregelwerke in den EU-Mitgliedstaaten ergeben. Unter Herausgeberschaft ausgewiesener Experten ihres Fachs, berichtet diese Fachzeitschrift über wichtige Entwicklungen in der Gesetzgebung und befasst sich mit relevanten rechtlichen, regulatorischen und administrativen Fortschritten in den EU-Mitgliedstaaten und Institutionen. Wichtige Urteile, die die Auslegung und Anwendung des EU-Rechts in diesem Bereich prägen, werden identifiziert und analysiert, insbesondere Urteile der Europäischen Gerichte, internationaler Gerichte und Tribunale wie des Streitbeilegungsgremiums der Welthandelsorganisation und höherer nationaler Gerichte.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digitalization, Law, and RegulationSocial Sciences34.5%
- Government, Law, and Information ManagementSocial Sciences15.8%
- European Criminal Justice and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences10.7%
- Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences5.1%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine4.6%
- European and International Contract LawSocial Sciences4.2%
- Freedom of Expression and DefamationSocial Sciences3.4%
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences3.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q3 | 657/1162 | 43rd |
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 826 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 9 | 263 |
| 2025 | 62 | 23 | 432 |
| 2024 | 43 | 17 | 477 |
| 2023 | 65 | 28 | 483 |
| 2022 | 69 | 26 | 361 |
| 2021 | 76 | 27 | 467 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- articleThe articles in this issue analyse in depth: Judicial Uncertainties and Current Issues in the Compensation of Non-Material Damages under Article 82 GDPR by Güli…Length not stated
- reportThe reports update on the following legal developments: Introduction · Recent Developments and Overview of the Country ReportsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics
Publication ethics and misconduct statement Model summary
Erklärung des Lexxion Verlags zur Veröffentlichungsethik und zum Fehlverhalten (PDF, englischsprachig)
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
- Lexxion Verlagsgesellschaft mbH
- ISSN
- 2364-2831
- Electronic ISSN
- 2364-284X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about European Data Protection Law Review
Which databases index European Data Protection Law Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, European Data Protection Law Review is indexed in Scopus.
Is European Data Protection Law Review open access, and what is the APC?
European Data Protection Law Review 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, Publisher website; 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: .