Yearbook of European Law

Aims & Scope

The Yearbook of European Law (YEL) is OUP’s flagship journal on the law of the European Union.

It is committed to the highest academic standards and aims to provide comprehensive and critical analysis of topical and classical issues within the law of the European Union.

It encourages diverse theoretical approaches to towards the study of European law – ranging from purely doctrinal to interdisciplinary and comparative perspectives.

The YEL publishes within all areas of European Union law, including European constitutional law, internal market law, European competition law and European private law.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.313

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	12

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16228

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	48

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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.

• The Community System: the Dual Character of Supranationalism

  Citation: 157

  Authors: J.

• EU Values Are Law, after All: Enforcing EU Values through Systemic Infringement Actions by the European Commission and the Member States of the European Union

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Kim Lane, Dimitry Vladimirovich, Barbara

• Data Protection and the Role of Fairness

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Damian, Jef

• The Principle of Proportionality and its Application in EC Law

  Citation: 48

  Authors: G.

• Big Data and Personalized Price Discrimination in EU Competition Law

  Citation: 44

  Authors: Christopher, Eric, Karen

• Competence Creep and Competence Control

  Citation: 40

  Authors: S.

• The Visible Hand of European Regulatory Private Law—The Transformation of European Private Law from Autonomy to Functionalism in Competition and Regulation

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Hans-W

• European Economic and Monetary Union: History, Trends, and Prospects

  Citation: 32

  Authors: R. M., J.-V.

• The Limits of Mutual Trust in Europe's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: From Automatic Inter-State Cooperation to the Slow Emergence of the Individual

  Citation: 25

  Authors: V.

• The European Court of Justice and Process-Oriented Review

  Citation: 20

  Authors: K.

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