Journal of Media Law

Aims & Scope

The only platform for focused, rigorous analysis of global developments in media law, this peer-reviewed journal, launched in Summer 2009, is: essential for teaching and research, essential for practice, essential for policy-making.

It turns the spotlight on all those aspects of law which impinge on and shape modern media practices - from regulation and ownership, to libel law and constitutional aspects of broadcasting such as free speech and privacy, obscenity laws, copyright, piracy, and other aspects of IT law.

The result is the first journal to take a serious view of law through the lens.

The first issues feature articles on a wide range of topics such as: Developments in Defamation · Balancing Freedom of Expression and Privacy in the European Court of Human Rights · The Future of Public Television · Cameras in the Courtroom - Media Access to Classified Documents · Advertising Revenue v Editorial Independence · Gordon Ramsay: Obscenity Regulation Pioneer?

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.333

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	11

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15617

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	74

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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.

• Challenged by news personalisation: five perspectives on the right to receive information

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Sarah, Natali, Judith

• Exposure Diversity as a Policy Goal

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Natali

• The European Media Pluralism Monitor: Bridging Law, Economics and Media Studies as a First Step towards Risk-Based Regulation in Media Markets

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Peggy, Robert, Miklos, Beata, Brankica, Cinzia dal, Robin

• “Fake news”: reconsidering the value of untruthful expression in the face of regulatory uncertainty

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Irini

• The law applicable to cross-border defamation on social media: whose law governs free speech in ‘Facebookistan’?

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Alex

• Ensuring Access to Sports Content: 10 Years of EU Intervention. Time to Celebrate?

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Katrien, Ben

• Measuring Media Plurality in the United Kingdom: Policy Choices and Regulatory Challenges

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Rachael Craufurd, Damian

• From journalistic ethics to fact-checking practices: defining the standards of content governance in the fight against disinformation

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Paolo

• A theory of media freedom

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Damian

• Revise and resubmit? Reviewing the 2019 Online Harms White Paper

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Victoria

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