Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
International Review of Law, Computers and Technology
ISSN 1360-0869 · eISSN 1364-6885 · Taylor & Francis
International Review of Law, Computers and Technology: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 235 days to acceptance (28 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 38 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Review of Law, Computers and Technology is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digitalization, Law, and Regulation, Intellectual Property Rights and Media and Freedom of Expression and Defamation, together about 41.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Review of Law, Computers & Technology is devoted to the academic study of the challenges brought about by the development, use and ubiquity of information technologies. The journal publishes high quality works of scholarship discussing these challenges. The Review recognises the opportunities created by these technologies but strives to examine and explore the ownership and control of such technologies, as well as considering the nature and form of the legal regulatory framework required to effectively manage them. All articles published in this journal have been subject to initial appraisal by the Managing Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to double anonymized peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief Subhajit BasuPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Digitalization, Law, and RegulationSocial Sciences26.7%
- Intellectual Property Rights and MediaSocial Sciences7.9%
- Freedom of Expression and DefamationSocial Sciences6.8%
- Artificial Intelligence in LawSocial Sciences6.5%
- Intellectual Property LawSocial Sciences6.1%
- Legal Cases and CommentaryMedicine3.7%
- Privacy, Security, and Data ProtectionSocial Sciences3.6%
- Cybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesComputer Science3.5%
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 | Q1 | 89/1162 | 92nd |
| Computer Science Applications | Q2 | 386/1022 | 62nd |
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 Q1 · 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
INSPECPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Wilson Databases (Index to Legal Periodicals and Books), CSA (LISA)
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
- 4.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.66Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.33LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.33Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 40OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 204OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.6OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 140,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,058 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 22 | 16 | 516 |
| 2025 | 38 | 24 | 685 |
| 2024 | 33 | 19 | 598 |
| 2023 | 20 | 11 | 819 |
| 2022 | 26 | 14 | 591 |
| 2021 | 28 | 9 | 555 |
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
235 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 180 days – 293 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 12 days (28 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 253 days
- Sample
- 28 articles with submission and acceptance dates (58 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)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 17 daysPublisher website ·
- 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.
| 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, Peer review
- Open access Open access
International Review of Law, Computers & Technology 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? Incr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Initial appraisal by Managing Editor; double anonymized peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. Model summary
All articles published in this journal have been subject to initial appraisal by the Managing Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to double anonymized peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees.
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
- 1360-0869
- Electronic ISSN
- 1364-6885
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Review of Law, Computers and Technology
How long does peer review take at International Review of Law, Computers and Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 28 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 235 days (interquartile range 180–293 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12%. 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.
Which databases index International Review of Law, Computers and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Review of Law, Computers and Technology is indexed in Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Review of Law, Computers and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
International Review of Law, Computers and Technology 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: .