Peking University Law Journal

Aims & Scope

In the past three decades, following its rapid economic development, China is fast becoming one of the world’s most prosperous countries.

At the same time, China has tried to construct a state administered under the rule of law.

As a result of this process, Chinese and foreign scholars have made increased efforts to understand the Chinese state and Chinese society and their relationship to contemporary Chinese law.

But until now these efforts have not made Chinese law sufficiently accessible to the outside world.

The aim of the Peking University Law Journal is to provide a window on Chinese law for anyone interested in the continuing development of Chinese law and society.

In pursuing this aim the Journal publishes original English-language articles written by Chinese and foreign scholars on Chinese legal traditions, and the rule of law in Chinese society.

It also publishes original English-language articles which engage comparatively with Chinese law and the rule of law in China.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.104

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	3

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29294

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	9

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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.

• Towards a new court management?

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Emmanuel

• Managing claims

  Citation: 5

  Authors: John

• Traditional Chinese Medicine and European Union Law: Cultural Logics, Product Identities, Market Competition, Legal Rechanneling, and the Need for Global Legal and Medical Pluralism

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Francis, Lu, Gulrez

• The complexities of prior record, current crime type, and Hukou status in China: interactive effects in sentencing

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Jiaqi

• The Shape of Chinese Law

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Sida

• Shadow banking system in china after the global financial crisis

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Emily

• Preventive detention in Finland and the other Nordic countries

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Tapio

• Reevaluating ‘countermeasure from below’: evidences from judicial personnel reforms in China

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Yueduan

• The promise of the Internet for rural economic development in China: a study of agricultural e-commerce

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Gao, Klausner

• From “Harsh Justice” to “Balancing Leniency with Severity”

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Su

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