Capital Markets Law Journal

Aims & Scope

CMLJ is the leading international journal for capital markets lawyers and academics.

It is a think-tank for this area of law and practice based in the UK (in recognition of the UK’s leading position in this field) but includes material from, and relevant to, all of the major financial centres around the world.

The Journal provides a mix of thoughtful and in-depth consideration of the law and practice of capital markets by including analytical articles on topical issues written by leading practitioners and academics in the international arena.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1
2024	0.90

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.372

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	12

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14525

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	70

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Forms and paradoxes of principles-based regulation

  Citation: 118

  Authors: J.

• Separating apples from oranges: identifying threats to financial stability originating from FinTech

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Andrea, Moritz, Melanie

• Climate change disclosure: Moving towards a brave new world

  Citation: 27

  Authors: J. A., M., M. E.

• Contract hope and sovereign redemption

  Citation: 21

  Authors: A.

• Restructuring sovereign debt after NML v Argentina

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Lee C., G. Mitu

• Pricing terms in sovereign debt contracts: a Greek case study with implications for the European crisis resolution mechanism

  Citation: 18

  Authors: S. J., M., E. A.

• Cross-border cooperation in financial regulation: crossing the Fintech bridge

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Lev, Andrew, Ian

• Innovation after the revolution: foreign sovereign bond contracts since 2003

  Citation: 18

  Authors: A., M.

• EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Danny

• Islamic capital markets: developments and issues

  Citation: 15

  Authors: M. J. T.

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