European Competition Journal

Aims & Scope

The European Competition Journal publishes outstanding scholarly articles relating to European competition law and economics.

Its mission is to help foster learning and debate about how European competition law and policy can continue to develop in an economically rational way.

Articles published in the Journal are subject to rigorous peer review by leading experts from around Europe.

Topics include: -Vertical and Conglomerate Mergers -Enlargement of the Union - the ramifications for Competition Policy -Unilateral and Coordinated Effects in Merger Control -Modernisation of European Competition law -Cartels and Leniency.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.360

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	16

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14868

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	86

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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

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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.

• Can Standard-Setting Lead to Exploitative Abuse? A Dissonant View on Patent Hold-Up, Royalty Stacking and the Meaning of Frand

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Damien, Miguel

• The Impact of the New Substantive Test in European Merger Control

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Lars-Hendrik, Miguel

• Sanctioning Cartel Activity: Let the Punishment Fit the Crime

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Gregory J

• Concealed data practices and competition law: why privacy matters

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Katharine

• GDPR Myopia: how a well-intended regulation ended up favouring large online platforms - the case of ad tech

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Damien, Theano, Dimitrios

• An EU competition law analysis of online display advertising in the programmatic age

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Damien, Dimitrios

• Competition policy reform in Europe and Germany – institutional change in the light of digitization

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Oliver, Annika

• An Institutional Analysis of the Enforcement Problems in Merger Control

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Oliver

• The Law and Economics of Information Sharing: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Matthew, Philip

• Indirect Information Exchange: The Constituent Elements of Hub and Spoke Collusion

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Okeoghene

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