Interactive Entertainment Law Review

Aims & Scope

The aim of the Interactive Entertainment Law Review (IELR) is to serve as a peer-reviewed hub for legal analysis of interactive entertainment, video games, virtual/augmented/mixed realities, social media, and all related and emergent forms of digital interactive entertainment.

The journal is published twice a year with articles focusing on the legal changes, challenges and controversies in this high profile and increasingly critical area of legal inquiry.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	20170

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	18

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.218

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	5

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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 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.

• Regulating loot boxes as gambling? Towards a combined legal and self-regulatory consumer protection approach

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Leon Y.

• Watch your loot boxes! – Recent developments and legal assessment in selected key jurisdictions from a gambling law perspective

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Sebastian, Philipp

• Kidfluencer marketing in the video game industry

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Hanna

• Making videogame history: videogame preservation and copyright law

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Yin Harn

• Data protection challenges for virtual reality applications

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Emil Albihn

• End-user flexibilities in digital copyright law – an empirical analysis of end-user license agreements*

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Péter, István

• Speaking of games: AI-based content moderation of real-time voice interactions in video games under the DSA

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Sarah

• Should loot boxes be considered gambling or can Self-Regulation and Corporate Social Responsibility solve the loot box issue? A review of current UK law and international legislation

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Daniel James

• GDPR challenges for blockchain technology

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Anne

• Getting under your skin(s): a legal-ethical exploration of Fortnite's transformation into a content delivery platform and its manipulative potential*

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Marijn, Jef

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