Law and Policy

Aims & Scope

International and interdisciplinary in scope, Law & Policy embraces varied research methodologies that interrogate law, governance, and public policy worldwide.

Law & Policy makes a vital contribution to the current dialogue on contemporary policy by publishing innovative, peer-reviewed articles on such critical topics as: government and self-regulation; health; environment; family; gender; taxation and finance; legal decision-making; criminal justice; human rights.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.6
2024	1.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.380

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	56

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	14296

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	85

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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.

• Tax Compliance as the Result of a Psychological Tax Contract: The Role of Incentives and Responsive Regulation

  Citation: 371

  Authors: LARS P., BRUNO S.

• Subsistence Emissions and Luxury Emissions

  Citation: 335

  Authors: HENRY

• Industry Self‐Regulation: An Institutional Perspective

  Citation: 326

  Authors: Neil, Joseph

• Evaluating the Audit Explosion

  Citation: 232

  Authors: Michael

• Regulatory Pluralism: Designing Policy Mixes for Environmental Protection

  Citation: 230

  Authors: Neil, Darren

• Really Responsive Risk-Based Regulation

  Citation: 209

  Authors: JULIA, ROBERT

• Trust in Authorities and Power to Enforce Tax Compliance: An Empirical Analysis of the “Slippery Slope Framework”

  Citation: 193

  Authors: INGRID, BARBARA, ERICH

• Self‐Regulation Versus Command and Control? Beyond False Dichotomies

  Citation: 187

  Authors: Darren

• The Paradox of Probation: Community Supervision in the Age of Mass Incarceration

  Citation: 183

  Authors: Michelle S.

• The “Local” Migration State: The Site‐Specific Devolution of Immigration Enforcement in the U.S. South

  Citation: 166

  Authors: MATHEW

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