Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal

Aims & Scope

The Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal ( OUCLJ) is the flagship journal of Oxford University's postgraduate law community, produced under the aegis of the Law Faculty.

It is published twice-yearly and endeavours to foster international academic debate and exchange on a wide range of legal topics of interest throughout the Commonwealth.

The OUCLJ welcomes contributions from academic lawyers, practitioners and policy-makers, wherever situated.

It publishes articles which are concerned with a single jurisdiction as well as those which undertake a comparative analysis, with an emphasis on black letter law rather than legal theory.

All pieces are double blind-refereed.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.121

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	6

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	27238

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	12

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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.

• Canada's ‘Orphan Works’ Regime: Unlocatable Copyright Owners and the Copyright Board

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Jeremy, Mario

• Classical Common Law Jurisprudence (Part II)

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Gerald J

• Public Law Values and the Politics of Criminal (In)Justice: Creating A Democratic Framework for Policing in Kenya

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Jm Migai

• Classical Common Law Jurisprudence (Part I)

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Gerald J

• Geographical Information as ‘Personal Information’

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Teresa

• The ‘Westminster Model’ Constitution Overseas: Transplantation, Adaptation and Development in Commonwealth States

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Andrew

• The Principle of Legality in Administrative Law: Internationalisation as Constitutionalisation

  Citation: 9

  Authors: David, Murray, Michael

• Emerging information technologies: challenges for consumers

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Kayleen

• Towards a Jurisprudence of Constitutional Conventions

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Léonid

• Control Orders in Australia: A Further Case Study in the Migration of British Counter-Terrorism Law

  Citation: 8

  Authors: Andrew

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