Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Law, Innovation and Technology
ISSN 1757-9961 · eISSN 1757-997X · Taylor & Francis
Law, Innovation and Technology: subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 75 days to acceptance (58 articles, last 24 months); 34 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Law, Innovation and Technology is published by Taylor & Francis. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Digitalization, Law, and Regulation, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI and Artificial Intelligence in Law, together about 46.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Stem cell research, cloning, GMOs ... How do regulations affect such emerging technologies? What impact do new technologies have on law? And can we rely on technology itself as a regulatory tool?The meeting of law and technology is rapidly becoming an increasingly significant (and controversial) topic. Law, Innovation and Technology is, however, the only journal to engage fully with it, setting an innovative and distinctive agenda for lawyers, ethicists and policy makers. Spanning ICTs, biotechnologies, nanotechnologies, neurotechnologies, robotics and AI, it offers a unique forum for the highest level of reflection on this essential area.
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 Sciences28.9%
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AISocial Sciences11%
- Artificial Intelligence in LawSocial Sciences7%
- Biomedical Ethics and RegulationMedicine4.7%
- Regulation and Compliance StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting4.1%
- Medical and Health Sciences ResearchMedicine4%
- Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsNeuroscience3.5%
- Digital Transformation in LawEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
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 | 41/1162 | 96th |
| Computer Science (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 43/179 | 76th |
| Computer Science Applications | Q2 | 262/1022 | 74th |
| Artificial Intelligence | Q2 | 163/570 | 71st |
| Biotechnology | Q2 | 108/325 | 66th |
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
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
- 6.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.89LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.89Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.25LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.25Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 113OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.61OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 161,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 315 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 21 | 739 |
| 2025 | 34 | 24 | 979 |
| 2024 | 24 | 14 | 801 |
| 2023 | 26 | 18 | 789 |
| 2022 | 19 | 15 | 556 |
| 2021 | 18 | 11 | 632 |
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
75 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 38 days – 153 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 256 days (58 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 324 days
- Sample
- 58 articles with submission and acceptance dates (69 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 to publication
- 287 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, giving the option to publish open access. Model summary
Law, Innovation and 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? Increase the discoverabil…
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
- 1757-9961
- Electronic ISSN
- 1757-997X
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Law, Innovation and Technology
How long does peer review take at Law, Innovation and Technology?
Based on the dates recorded on 58 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 75 days (interquartile range 38–153 days). 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 Law, Innovation and Technology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Law, Innovation and Technology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Law, Innovation and Technology open access, and what is the APC?
Law, Innovation 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: .