Journal profile · LAW
World Competition
ISSN 1011-4548 · eISSN 1875-8436 · Springer Nature
World Competition: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
World Competition is published by Springer Nature 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, EU Law and Policy Analysis and European and International Law Studies, together about 43.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Merger and Competition AnalysisEconomics, Econometrics and Finance22.2%
- EU Law and Policy AnalysisSocial Sciences12.3%
- European and International Law StudiesSocial Sciences9.2%
- World Trade Organization LawSocial Sciences6.1%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6%
- Taxation and Legal IssuesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Corporate Governance and LawBusiness, Management and Accounting4.6%
- European and International Contract LawSocial Sciences4.2%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 152OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 21LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,729 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 31 | 8 | 5 |
| 2024 | 33 | 9 | 14 |
| 2023 | 27 | 7 | 58 |
| 2022 | 23 | 6 | 31 |
| 2021 | 30 | 10 | 52 |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- ISSN
- 1011-4548
- Electronic ISSN
- 1875-8436
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about World Competition
What CAS zone is World Competition in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, World Competition is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index World Competition?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, World Competition is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is World Competition open access, and what is the APC?
World Competition 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; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .