Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Interactive Entertainment Law Review
ISSN 2515-3870 · eISSN 2515-3889 · Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Interactive Entertainment Law Review: subscription journal; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Interactive Entertainment Law Review is published by Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Intellectual Property Rights and Media, Intellectual Property Law and Digitalization, Law, and Regulation, together about 53.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The aim of the Interactive Entertainment Law Review (IELR) is to serve as a peer-reviewed hub for legal analysis of interactive entertainment, video games, virtual / augmented / mixed realities, social media, and all related and emergent forms of digital interactive entertainment. The journal is published twice a year with articles focusing on the legal changes, challenges and controversies in this high profile and increasingly critical area of legal inquiry. The scope of subjects include: Copyright, trademark, patent and fair use EULAs and contracts Privacy, personality and surveillance Internet and communications Freedoms and censorship Consumer protections High quality contributions from academic, industry and legal practitioners are sought and welcomed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Intellectual Property Rights and MediaSocial Sciences23.1%
- Intellectual Property LawSocial Sciences16.3%
- Digitalization, Law, and RegulationSocial Sciences14.1%
- Digital Games and MediaSocial Sciences11.3%
- Law, AI, and Intellectual PropertyComputer Science6.6%
- Copyright and Intellectual PropertyBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Diverse Legal and Medical StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting3.1%
- Gambling Behavior and TreatmentsPsychology2.5%
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 | 742/1162 | 36th |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERIH PLUSPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, EBSCO: Legal Source
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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 122 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 32 |
| 2025 | 17 | 6 | 68 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 42 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 44 |
| 2022 | 9 | 3 | 45 |
| 2021 | 14 | 4 | 26 |
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
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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.
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, with length limits
- book reviewr pieces/case reviews is 5000 words and book reviews should be a maximum of 2000 words. Please see the below for more information. Style/Submissiomain text ≤ 2,000 words
- reviewword limit for practitioner pieces/case reviews is 5000 words and book reviews should be a maximum of 2000 words. Pleasemain text ≤ 5,000 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Permitted Uses of AI Tools
AI tools may be used in limited, clearly defined ways, including:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship and Accountability
AI tools cannot be listed as authors or co-authors. Authorship entails responsibilities - such as the design of research, interpretation of results, and accountability for the integrity of the work - that only humans can fulfil. The use of AI does not reduce or redistribute these responsibilities.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure Requirements
Any use of AI tools beyond minor language or formatting support must be transparently disclosed in the submitted manuscript. Authors are required to:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
Articles are subject to double-blind peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Portico permanent archive Model summary
Archiving Portico (www.portico.org) provides a permanent archive for our eJournals.
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
- Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
- ISSN
- 2515-3870
- Electronic ISSN
- 2515-3889
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Interactive Entertainment Law Review
Which databases index Interactive Entertainment Law Review?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Interactive Entertainment Law Review is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists ERIH PLUS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Interactive Entertainment Law Review open access, and what is the APC?
Interactive Entertainment 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .