Journal profile · LAW
Journal of Antitrust Enforcement
ISSN 2050-0688 · eISSN 2050-0696 · Oxford University Press
Journal of Antitrust Enforcement: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.6 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,533; 34 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Antitrust Enforcement is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Merger and Competition Analysis, World Trade Organization Law and European and International Law Studies, together about 42.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Strategy and Management and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Antitrust Enforcement provides a platform for leading scholarship public and private competition law enforcement, at both domestic and international levels. The journal covers a wide range of enforcement related topics, including the goals and values of competition law, the scope of the law (and interaction with other policy goals, including sustainability, equality, democracy and human rights), the optimal level of enforcement, the evolution of case law and theories of harm, the role of the judiciary in competition enforcement, and the interaction between law and regulation. The journal also encourages submissions focusing on: cooperation between competition agencies, including international cooperation; the promotion of worldwide competition law enforcement; optimal design of enforcement policies; performance measurement; empirical analysis of enforcement policies; leniency and cartel prosecution; effective merger enforcement; combination of functions in the competition agency mandate; and competition agency governance. Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 1.2 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 1.1 Law (Rank by Impact Factor) 135/443 2025 Cited Half-Life 3.3 years 2025 Immediacy Index 0.2 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00088 2025 Article Influence Score 0.567 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 2.6 Law (Rank by CiteScore) 287/1162 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 1.427 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 106,276 Peer Review and Production 2025 Median days from acceptance to publication 33 days About metrics Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in Journal of Antitrust Enforcement are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal or Oxford University Press. Neither Oxford University Press nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the information included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Editor-in-chief Ariel EzrachiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United Kingdom 15, United States 8, Belgium 4, Japan 2, Australia 2 (39 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Merger and Competition AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance25.3%
- World Trade Organization LawSocial Sciences8.9%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences8%
- Diverse Legal and Medical StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting7.3%
- Digital Platforms and EconomicsBusiness, Management and Accounting6.3%
- Intellectual Property LawSocial Sciences5.5%
- EU Law and Policy AnalysisSocial Sciences5.1%
- Law, Economics, and Judicial SystemsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 37.01%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 106,276Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 432 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 34 | 22 | 12 |
| 2024 | 53 | 27 | 81 |
| 2023 | 53 | 16 | 112 |
| 2022 | 31 | 11 | 175 |
| 2021 | 24 | 10 | 54 |
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
- Acceptance to publication
- 33 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,533 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- No colour charges
- Page charges
- No page charges
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Templates
- Word
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship
Authorship is limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the design and execution of the work described. Any contributors whose participation does not meet the criteria for authorship should be acknowledged but not listed as an author. For a detailed definition of authorship, please see the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) definitions of authors and cont…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest
Authors The Journal requires all authors to disclose any potential conflict of interest at the point of submission. It is the responsibility of the corresponding author to ensure that conflicts of interest of all authors are declared to the Journal. A conflict of interest exists when the position, activities, or relationships of an individual, whether direct or indirect, financial or non-financial…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of data and materials
Data and software sharing strongly encouraged where ethically feasible. Model summary
Where ethically feasible, the Journal strongly encourages authors to make all data and software code on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. Whenever possible, data should be presented in the main manuscript or additional supporting files or deposited in a public repository. Visit our Research data page for information on general repositories for all data types, and resour…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Misconduct
Authors should observe high standards with respect to research integrity and publication ethics as set out by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Falsification or fabrication of data including inappropriate image manipulation, plagiarism, including duplicate publication of the author's own work without proper citation, and misappropriation of work are all unacceptable practices. Allegation…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Permissions required for third-party material. Model summary
As an author, you must obtain permission for any material used within your manuscript for which you are not the rightsholder, including quotations, tables, figures, images, data, or software.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access charges
Please see the details of open access licences and charges. If you select an open access licence, you must pay the open access charge or request to use an institutional agreement to pay the open access charge through our licencing and payment portal, SciPris. Please note that prices are subject to change. All stated charges are exclusive of any applicable value added tax, goods and services tax an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review process
The Journal uses the ANSI/NISO Standard Terminology for Peer Review. If you would like further description of the peer review terms used here, please refer to the most recent standard definitions. If further clarification is needed, please contact the editorial office at JAE.editorialoffice@paeditorial.co.uk. Peer review summary: Identity transparency: double anonymized Reviewer interacts with: ed…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprints allowed; must update preprint status with DOI upon acceptance. Model summary
As an author, you retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels and this does not prevent submission to the Journal. If accepted, you are required to update the status of any preprint, including adding your published paper’s DOI. For full details on allowed channels and updating your preprint, please see our Author self-archiving policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-archiving
Self-archiving refers to posting a copy of your work on a publicly accessible website or repository. Under certain circumstances, you may self-archive versions of your work on your own webpages, on institutional webpages, and in other repositories. For information about the Journal's policy, and to learn which version(s) of your paper are acceptable for self-archiving, please see our Author self-a…
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 2050-0688
- Electronic ISSN
- 2050-0696
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 2 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Antitrust Enforcement
What CAS zone is Journal of Antitrust Enforcement in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Antitrust Enforcement is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Antitrust Enforcement?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.6 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 2.6, h-index 22.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Antitrust Enforcement?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Reference style: Author–date; Templates: Word; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Antitrust Enforcement based?
Of the 39 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (15), United States (8) and Belgium (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Antitrust Enforcement?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Antitrust Enforcement is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Antitrust Enforcement open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Antitrust Enforcement is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,533.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .