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Q1Government Information Quarterly
United Kingdom · ELSEVIER INC · ISSN 0740-624X, 1872-9517 · also: Educational Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Hague Journal on the Rule of Law
Switzerland · SPRINGER WIEN · ISSN 1876-4045, 1876-4053
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Q1Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review
United States · HARVARD LAW SCHOOL · ISSN 0017-8039, 1943-5061
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Q1Harvard International Law Journal
United States · HARVARD LAW SCHOOL · ISSN 0017-8063, 2153-2494 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Harvard Law Review
United States · HARVARD LAW REV ASSOC · ISSN 0017-811X, 2161-976X
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Q1Higher Education
Netherlands · SPRINGER · ISSN 0018-1560, 1573-174X · also: Educational Sciences
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Q1Homicide Studies
United States · SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC · ISSN 1088-7679, 1552-6720 · also: Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Human Rights Law Review
United Kingdom · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · ISSN 1461-7781, 1744-1021 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1ICSID Review
United Kingdom · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · ISSN 0258-3690, 2049-1999 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1IEEE Security and Privacy
United States · IEEE COMPUTER SOC · ISSN 1540-7993, 1558-4046 · also: Engineering
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Q1IET Intelligent Transport Systems
United Kingdom · WILEY · ISSN 1751-956X, 1751-9578 · also: Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Engineering
SCI-EQ3Q1Yes
Q1Industrial Law Journal
United Kingdom · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · ISSN 0305-9332, 1464-3669 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1International and Comparative Law Quarterly
United Kingdom · CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS · ISSN 0020-5893, 1471-6895 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1International Data Privacy Law
United States · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · ISSN 2044-3994, 2044-4001
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Q1International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics
Netherlands · SPRINGER · ISSN 1567-9764, 1573-1553 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1International Journal of Constitutional Law
United Kingdom · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · ISSN 1474-2640, 1474-2659
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Q1International Journal of Human Rights
United Kingdom · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 1364-2987, 1744-053X · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
United Kingdom · PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD · ISSN 0160-2527, 1873-6386 · also: Health Sciences
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Q1International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice
United States · ELSEVIER SCI LTD · ISSN 1756-0616, 1876-763X · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1International Journal of Law in Context
United Kingdom · CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS · ISSN 1744-5523, 1744-5531
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Q1International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law
Netherlands · MARTINUS NIJHOFF PUBL · ISSN 0927-3522, 1571-8085 · also: Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Architecture, Planning and Design, Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
United States · SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC · ISSN 0306-624X, 1552-6933 · also: Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1International Journal of Technology Management
United Kingdom · INDERSCIENCE ENTERPRISES LTD · ISSN 0267-5730, 1741-5276 · also: Engineering, Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1International Journal of Transitional Justice
United Kingdom · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · ISSN 1752-7716, 1752-7724 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1International Organization
United Kingdom · CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS · ISSN 0020-8183, 1531-5088 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1International Security
United States · MIT PRESS · ISSN 0162-2889, 1531-4804 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1International Theory
United Kingdom · CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS · ISSN 1752-9719, 1752-9727 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
SSCIQ1Q1Yes
Q1Iowa Law Review
United States · UNIV IOWA, COLL LAW · ISSN 0021-0552
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Q1Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma
United States · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 1092-6771, 1545-083X · also: Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Air Transport Management
United Kingdom · ELSEVIER SCI LTD · ISSN 0969-6997, 1873-2089 · also: Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Engineering, Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Arts Management Law and Society
United States · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 1063-2921, 1930-7799 · also: Fine Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Business Ethics
Netherlands · SPRINGER · ISSN 0167-4544, 1573-0697 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Child Sexual Abuse: Research, Treatment, and Program Innovations for Victims, Suvivors, and Offenders
United States · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 1053-8712, 1547-0679 · also: Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Competition Law and Economics
United Kingdom · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · ISSN 1744-6414, 1744-6422 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Corporate Law Studies
United Kingdom · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 1473-5970, 1757-8426
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Q1Journal of Crime and Justice
United Kingdom · TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC · ISSN 0735-648X, 2158-9119 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Criminal Justice
United Kingdom · ELSEVIER · ISSN 0047-2352, 1873-6203 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Criminology
United Kingdom · SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD · ISSN 2633-8076, 2633-8084 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology
Switzerland · SPRINGER INT PUBL AG · ISSN 2199-4641, 2199-465X · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Disability Policy Studies
United States · SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC · ISSN 1044-2073, 1538-4802 · also: Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics
United States · SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC · ISSN 1556-2646, 1556-2654 · also: Educational Sciences, Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law
United Kingdom · TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 0264-6811, 2376-4538 · also: Engineering, Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Environmental Law
United Kingdom · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · ISSN 0952-8873, 1464-374X · also: Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Experimental Criminology
Netherlands · SPRINGER · ISSN 1572-8315, 1573-3750 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Family Violence
United States · SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS · ISSN 0885-7482, 1573-2851 · also: Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Human Rights
United Kingdom · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 1475-4835, 1475-4843 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of International Criminal Justice
United Kingdom · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · ISSN 1478-1387, 1478-1395 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of International Economic Law
United Kingdom · OXFORD UNIV PRESS · ISSN 1369-3034, 1464-3758 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Interpersonal Violence
United States · SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC · ISSN 0886-2605, 1552-6518 · also: Health Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities
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Q1Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding
United Kingdom · ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD · ISSN 1750-2977, 1750-2985 · also: Social Sciences and Humanities
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