European Convention on Human Rights Law Review

Aims & Scope

The first scholarly journal devoted exclusively to the legal regime of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).

The Review offers peer-reviewed, legal scholarship on the protection of fundamental human rights within the ECHR framework and on its implications for other regional human rights regimes.

It is a forum for inter alia comparative law, human rights law, international law and philosophy of law analysis of the practice and procedures of the ECHR regime.

While favouring legal (doctrinal, theoretical and philosophical) analysis, the Review also publishes multi-disciplinary works at the crossroads of law, history, political science and economics.

It is open to all methods and schools of thought, including, comparative, doctrinal, quantitative and economic analysis of (case) law.

It offers scholarship and information of interest to scholars and practitioners, both in the member states and other regions, as well as to all those working in the field of human rights law.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.202

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	5

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21037

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	65

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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 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.

• The Truth in Fake News: How Disinformation Laws Are Reframing the Concepts of Truth and Accuracy on Digital Platforms

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Paolo

• The Council of Europe’s Responses to the Decay of the Rule of Law and Human Rights Protections: A Comparative Appraisal

  Citation: 6

  Authors: BaÅŸak, Esra

• The Former Secretary General of the Council of Europe Confronting Russia’s Annexation of the Crimea and Turkey’s State of Emergency

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Esra

• Not Just a Simple Civil Servant: The Right of Access to a Court of Judges in the Recent Case Law of the ECtHR

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Mathieu

• The Narrowing of the European Court of Human Rights? Legal Diplomacy, Situational Self-Restraint, and the New Vision for the Court

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Mikael Rask

• Normal as Usual? Human Rights in Times of covid-19

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Vassilis P, Kanstantsin

• The European Court of Human Rights and FIFA

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Daniel

• The European Court’s Legitimacy After KlimaSeniorinnen

  Citation: 3

  Authors: George

• Exposing Covert Border Enforcement: Why Failing to Shift the Burden of Proof in Pushback Cases is Wrong

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Grażyna

• On Inter-State Litigation and Armed Conflict Cases in Strasbourg

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Philip

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