Journal of African Law

Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press
ISSN: 00218553, 14643731, 02218553
SCImago
Q4
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
0.3
SJR
0.121
CiteScore
0.7
Categories
Law
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1957-2000, 2003-2024
Publications
1 590
Citations
3 833
h-index
25
Publications
177
Citations
1 538
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (22 publications)
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape (14 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (15 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (6 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (83 publications)
Nigeria (47 publications)
United Kingdom (32 publications)
South Africa (48 publications)
Nigeria (32 publications)
United Kingdom (14 publications)

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Journal of African Law
208 citations, 5.43%
SSRN Electronic Journal
193 citations, 5.04%
Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law
49 citations, 1.28%
Land Use Policy
48 citations, 1.25%
Journal of Modern African Studies
33 citations, 0.86%
Africa
28 citations, 0.73%
Journal of Eastern African Studies
22 citations, 0.57%
Law and Social Inquiry
20 citations, 0.52%
Journal of Asian and African Studies
19 citations, 0.5%
Journal of Contemporary African Studies
19 citations, 0.5%
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
19 citations, 0.5%
Journal of Southern African Studies
19 citations, 0.5%
International Journal of the Legal Profession
18 citations, 0.47%
Land
16 citations, 0.42%
Electronic Technology and Civil Procedure
16 citations, 0.42%
African Studies
15 citations, 0.39%
Canadian Journal of African Studies
15 citations, 0.39%
Commonwealth Law Bulletin
14 citations, 0.37%
Journal of Human Rights Practice
13 citations, 0.34%
Cogent Social Sciences
13 citations, 0.34%
Social and Legal Studies
12 citations, 0.31%
Third World Quarterly
12 citations, 0.31%
African Studies Review
11 citations, 0.29%
Sustainable Transition of Meat and Cured Meat Supply Chain
11 citations, 0.29%
Journal of Financial Crime
10 citations, 0.26%
International Journal of Law and Management
10 citations, 0.26%
Anthropology Southern Africa
10 citations, 0.26%
Extractive Industries and Society
10 citations, 0.26%
Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal
10 citations, 0.26%
World Development
10 citations, 0.26%
International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family
9 citations, 0.23%
Human Rights Review
9 citations, 0.23%
Commonwealth and Comparative Politics
9 citations, 0.23%
International and Comparative Law Quarterly
9 citations, 0.23%
Southern African Public Law
9 citations, 0.23%
Development and Change
8 citations, 0.21%
American Journal of Comparative Law
8 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Peasant Studies
8 citations, 0.21%
Journal of African History
8 citations, 0.21%
Feminist Legal Studies
8 citations, 0.21%
Resources Policy
8 citations, 0.21%
International Journal of Law in Context
8 citations, 0.21%
PLoS ONE
8 citations, 0.21%
Advances in Public Policy and Administration
8 citations, 0.21%
Law and Society Review
7 citations, 0.18%
Social Dynamics
7 citations, 0.18%
African Security Review
7 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Human Rights
7 citations, 0.18%
SAGE Open
7 citations, 0.18%
Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
7 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law
6 citations, 0.16%
Crime, Law and Social Change
6 citations, 0.16%
History in Africa
6 citations, 0.16%
Regional and Federal Studies
6 citations, 0.16%
Journal of World Intellectual Property
6 citations, 0.16%
Habitat International
6 citations, 0.16%
Law and Policy
6 citations, 0.16%
Africa Today
6 citations, 0.16%
Critical African Studies
6 citations, 0.16%
A Current Bibliography on African Affairs
6 citations, 0.16%
Handbook of Research on In-Country Determinants and Implications of Foreign Land Acquisitions
6 citations, 0.16%
Sustainable Development Goals Series
6 citations, 0.16%
Reconciling Responsibility with Reality
6 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Law Society and Development
6 citations, 0.16%
American Journal of Economics and Sociology
5 citations, 0.13%
Forest Policy and Economics
5 citations, 0.13%
International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
5 citations, 0.13%
PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review
5 citations, 0.13%
Agenda
5 citations, 0.13%
African Identities
5 citations, 0.13%
International Journal of African Renaissance Studies
5 citations, 0.13%
American Ethnologist
5 citations, 0.13%
Cities
5 citations, 0.13%
Urban Forum
5 citations, 0.13%
Sustainability
5 citations, 0.13%
Women's Studies International Forum
5 citations, 0.13%
BMJ Global Health
5 citations, 0.13%
Planning Perspectives
5 citations, 0.13%
Sustainable Development
5 citations, 0.13%
Heliyon
5 citations, 0.13%
Public Administration and Development
5 citations, 0.13%
Legal Pluralism and Critical Social Analysis
5 citations, 0.13%
India’s Africa Policy
5 citations, 0.13%
Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa
5 citations, 0.13%
Leiden Journal of International Law
4 citations, 0.1%
Comparative Studies in Society and History
4 citations, 0.1%
Political Research Quarterly
4 citations, 0.1%
International Studies Review
4 citations, 0.1%
Natural Resources Forum
4 citations, 0.1%
Survey Review
4 citations, 0.1%
Africa Spectrum
4 citations, 0.1%
Ethnopolitics
4 citations, 0.1%
Geoforum
4 citations, 0.1%
Modern Law Review
4 citations, 0.1%
Energy Research and Social Science
4 citations, 0.1%
Journal of Enterprising Communities
4 citations, 0.1%
Telecommunications Policy
4 citations, 0.1%
Law and History Review
4 citations, 0.1%
Politics & Gender
4 citations, 0.1%
Review of African Political Economy
4 citations, 0.1%
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Cambridge University Press
627 citations, 16.36%
Taylor & Francis
488 citations, 12.73%
Springer Nature
297 citations, 7.75%
Elsevier
192 citations, 5.01%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
185 citations, 4.83%
Wiley
159 citations, 4.15%
SAGE
127 citations, 3.31%
Oxford University Press
82 citations, 2.14%
Emerald
70 citations, 1.83%
MDPI
40 citations, 1.04%
Duke University Press
31 citations, 0.81%
IGI Global
29 citations, 0.76%
Unisa Press
26 citations, 0.68%
Brill
17 citations, 0.44%
North-West University
15 citations, 0.39%
Walter de Gruyter
13 citations, 0.34%
Indiana University Press
12 citations, 0.31%
CAIRN
10 citations, 0.26%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
9 citations, 0.23%
Academic Journals
9 citations, 0.23%
OpenEdition
9 citations, 0.23%
American Society of Comparative Law
8 citations, 0.21%
IntechOpen
7 citations, 0.18%
AOSIS
7 citations, 0.18%
University of Chicago Press
6 citations, 0.16%
African Studies Association
6 citations, 0.16%
BMJ
6 citations, 0.16%
Scientific Research Publishing
6 citations, 0.16%
Institut fur Afrika-Kunde
4 citations, 0.1%
Annual Reviews
4 citations, 0.1%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
4 citations, 0.1%
Academy of Science of South Africa
4 citations, 0.1%
Virtus Interpress
4 citations, 0.1%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
3 citations, 0.08%
JSTOR
3 citations, 0.08%
South Florida Publishing LLC
3 citations, 0.08%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
3 citations, 0.08%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
2 citations, 0.05%
EDP Sciences
2 citations, 0.05%
Frontiers Media S.A.
2 citations, 0.05%
American Real Estate Society
2 citations, 0.05%
Sur - Rede Universitaria de Direitos Humanos
2 citations, 0.05%
Tyumen State University
2 citations, 0.05%
Hindawi Limited
2 citations, 0.05%
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Co. LTD Ukrinformnauka) (Publications)
2 citations, 0.05%
PERSEE Program
2 citations, 0.05%
Intellect
2 citations, 0.05%
Engineering, Project, and Production Management (EPPM)
2 citations, 0.05%
AMO Publisher
2 citations, 0.05%
World Scientific
1 citation, 0.03%
IOS Press
1 citation, 0.03%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.03%
1 citation, 0.03%
Trans Tech Publications
1 citation, 0.03%
Mary Ann Liebert
1 citation, 0.03%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.03%
Modern Humanities Research Association
1 citation, 0.03%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
1 citation, 0.03%
Max-Planck Institute for Demographic Research/Max-Planck-institut fur Demografische Forschung
1 citation, 0.03%
MIT Press
1 citation, 0.03%
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
1 citation, 0.03%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
1 citation, 0.03%
1 citation, 0.03%
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
1 citation, 0.03%
School of Engineering, Auckland University of Technology
1 citation, 0.03%
1 citation, 0.03%
Fuji Technology Press
1 citation, 0.03%
Belgrade Centre for Security Policy
1 citation, 0.03%
1 citation, 0.03%
IOP Publishing
1 citation, 0.03%
Center for International Studies (CIS-IUL) of the Lisbon University Institute (ISCTE)
1 citation, 0.03%
1 citation, 0.03%
American Economic Association
1 citation, 0.03%
Mackenzie Presbyterian University
1 citation, 0.03%
Society of Petroleum Engineers
1 citation, 0.03%
Vytautas Magnus University
1 citation, 0.03%
Vilnius University Press
1 citation, 0.03%
Center of Biomass and Renewable Energy Scientia Academy
1 citation, 0.03%
Instituto Brasileiro de Relacoes Internacionais
1 citation, 0.03%
Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, University of Sussex
1 citation, 0.03%
Jugoslovensko udruzenje za sociologiju
1 citation, 0.03%
Stichting Studie- en Informatiecentrum Mensenrechten
1 citation, 0.03%
Science Alert
1 citation, 0.03%
American Psychological Association (APA)
1 citation, 0.03%
Akademiai Kiado
1 citation, 0.03%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
1 citation, 0.03%
Project MUSE
1 citation, 0.03%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
1 citation, 0.03%
MGIMO University
1 citation, 0.03%
Consortium Erudit
1 citation, 0.03%
F1000 Research
1 citation, 0.03%
Bristol University Press
1 citation, 0.03%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
1 citation, 0.03%
Equinox Publishing
1 citation, 0.03%
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
1 citation, 0.03%
OOO Centr naucnyh i obrazovatelnyh proektov
1 citation, 0.03%
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University of Pretoria
22 publications, 1.38%
University of the Western Cape
14 publications, 0.88%
University of the Witwatersrand
13 publications, 0.82%
University of South Africa
10 publications, 0.63%
University of Cape Town
6 publications, 0.38%
North-West University
6 publications, 0.38%
University of Lagos
6 publications, 0.38%
Stellenbosch University
4 publications, 0.25%
University of Fort Hare
4 publications, 0.25%
University of Botswana
4 publications, 0.25%
University of Oxford
3 publications, 0.19%
King's College London
3 publications, 0.19%
University of Antwerp
3 publications, 0.19%
University of Birmingham
3 publications, 0.19%
Afe Babalola University
3 publications, 0.19%
York University
3 publications, 0.19%
University of Ottawa
3 publications, 0.19%
O. P. Jindal Global University
2 publications, 0.13%
Dalian Maritime University
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Nottingham
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Johannesburg
2 publications, 0.13%
University of the Free State
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Ibadan
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Ilorin
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Port Harcourt
2 publications, 0.13%
Baze University
2 publications, 0.13%
Babcock University
2 publications, 0.13%
Queen's University Belfast
2 publications, 0.13%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.13%
Niger Delta University
2 publications, 0.13%
Leiden University
2 publications, 0.13%
Addis Ababa University
2 publications, 0.13%
Muş Alparslan University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.06%
Ghent University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Turku
1 publication, 0.06%
Brunel University London
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Warwick
1 publication, 0.06%
Oxford Brookes University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Lapland
1 publication, 0.06%
Maastricht University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Southampton
1 publication, 0.06%
Birmingham City University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.06%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Western Australia
1 publication, 0.06%
Rhodes University
1 publication, 0.06%
Howard University
1 publication, 0.06%
American University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Venda
1 publication, 0.06%
Nelson Mandela University
1 publication, 0.06%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
1 publication, 0.06%
Osun State University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Benin
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Jos
1 publication, 0.06%
Ekiti State University
1 publication, 0.06%
Delta State University
1 publication, 0.06%
American University
1 publication, 0.06%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.06%
Obafemi Awolowo University
1 publication, 0.06%
Pan-Atlantic University
1 publication, 0.06%
George Mason University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Dar es Salaam
1 publication, 0.06%
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
1 publication, 0.06%
Robert Gordon University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Aberdeen
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Ghana
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Cape Coast
1 publication, 0.06%
Central European University
1 publication, 0.06%
Roger Williams University
1 publication, 0.06%
Mzumbe University
1 publication, 0.06%
McGill University
1 publication, 0.06%
Thompson Rivers University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of British Columbia
1 publication, 0.06%
Queen's University at Kingston
1 publication, 0.06%
Utrecht University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Groningen
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Amsterdam
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Leeds
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Vienna
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Sheffield
1 publication, 0.06%
Strathmore University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Saskatchewan
1 publication, 0.06%
De Montfort University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Florida
1 publication, 0.06%
William & Mary
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Juba
1 publication, 0.06%
Ibn Zohr University
1 publication, 0.06%
Moi University
1 publication, 0.06%
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University of Pretoria
15 publications, 8.47%
University of the Western Cape
8 publications, 4.52%
University of South Africa
6 publications, 3.39%
University of Cape Town
5 publications, 2.82%
University of the Witwatersrand
4 publications, 2.26%
University of Fort Hare
4 publications, 2.26%
University of Lagos
4 publications, 2.26%
University of Botswana
4 publications, 2.26%
North-West University
3 publications, 1.69%
Dalian Maritime University
2 publications, 1.13%
Stellenbosch University
2 publications, 1.13%
University of the Free State
2 publications, 1.13%
Afe Babalola University
2 publications, 1.13%
Baze University
2 publications, 1.13%
Babcock University
2 publications, 1.13%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.13%
Muş Alparslan University
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
1 publication, 0.56%
O. P. Jindal Global University
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Turku
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Lapland
1 publication, 0.56%
Maastricht University
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Nottingham
1 publication, 0.56%
Birmingham City University
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Birmingham
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Western Australia
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Johannesburg
1 publication, 0.56%
American University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.56%
Nelson Mandela University
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Ibadan
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Port Harcourt
1 publication, 0.56%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Jos
1 publication, 0.56%
Ekiti State University
1 publication, 0.56%
Delta State University
1 publication, 0.56%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Dar es Salaam
1 publication, 0.56%
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
1 publication, 0.56%
Robert Gordon University
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Ghana
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Cape Coast
1 publication, 0.56%
Mzumbe University
1 publication, 0.56%
Niger Delta University
1 publication, 0.56%
Utrecht University
1 publication, 0.56%
Leiden University
1 publication, 0.56%
Addis Ababa University
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Vienna
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Sheffield
1 publication, 0.56%
York University
1 publication, 0.56%
Strathmore University
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Ottawa
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Saskatchewan
1 publication, 0.56%
University of Juba
1 publication, 0.56%
Ibn Zohr University
1 publication, 0.56%
Moi University
1 publication, 0.56%
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South Africa, 83, 5.22%
South Africa
83 publications, 5.22%
Nigeria, 47, 2.96%
Nigeria
47 publications, 2.96%
United Kingdom, 32, 2.01%
United Kingdom
32 publications, 2.01%
USA, 10, 0.63%
USA
10 publications, 0.63%
Canada, 10, 0.63%
Canada
10 publications, 0.63%
Kenya, 6, 0.38%
Kenya
6 publications, 0.38%
Netherlands, 6, 0.38%
Netherlands
6 publications, 0.38%
Belgium, 5, 0.31%
Belgium
5 publications, 0.31%
Botswana, 4, 0.25%
Botswana
4 publications, 0.25%
Italy, 4, 0.25%
Italy
4 publications, 0.25%
Tanzania, 4, 0.25%
Tanzania
4 publications, 0.25%
China, 3, 0.19%
China
3 publications, 0.19%
Ghana, 3, 0.19%
Ghana
3 publications, 0.19%
Ethiopia, 3, 0.19%
Ethiopia
3 publications, 0.19%
Australia, 2, 0.13%
Australia
2 publications, 0.13%
Austria, 2, 0.13%
Austria
2 publications, 0.13%
Zimbabwe, 2, 0.13%
Zimbabwe
2 publications, 0.13%
India, 2, 0.13%
India
2 publications, 0.13%
Iraq, 2, 0.13%
Iraq
2 publications, 0.13%
Cameroon, 2, 0.13%
Cameroon
2 publications, 0.13%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2, 0.13%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 publications, 0.13%
Côte d'Ivoire, 2, 0.13%
Côte d'Ivoire
2 publications, 0.13%
Lesotho, 2, 0.13%
Lesotho
2 publications, 0.13%
Malawi, 2, 0.13%
Malawi
2 publications, 0.13%
Finland, 2, 0.13%
Finland
2 publications, 0.13%
South Sudan, 2, 0.13%
South Sudan
2 publications, 0.13%
Argentina, 1, 0.06%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.06%
Benin, 1, 0.06%
Benin
1 publication, 0.06%
Burundi, 1, 0.06%
Burundi
1 publication, 0.06%
Congo-Brazzaville, 1, 0.06%
Congo-Brazzaville
1 publication, 0.06%
Madagascar, 1, 0.06%
Madagascar
1 publication, 0.06%
Morocco, 1, 0.06%
Morocco
1 publication, 0.06%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.06%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.06%
Sudan, 1, 0.06%
Sudan
1 publication, 0.06%
Turkey, 1, 0.06%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.06%
Uganda, 1, 0.06%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.06%
Eritrea, 1, 0.06%
Eritrea
1 publication, 0.06%
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South Africa, 48, 27.12%
South Africa
48 publications, 27.12%
Nigeria, 32, 18.08%
Nigeria
32 publications, 18.08%
United Kingdom, 14, 7.91%
United Kingdom
14 publications, 7.91%
Botswana, 4, 2.26%
Botswana
4 publications, 2.26%
Kenya, 4, 2.26%
Kenya
4 publications, 2.26%
China, 3, 1.69%
China
3 publications, 1.69%
Ghana, 3, 1.69%
Ghana
3 publications, 1.69%
Netherlands, 3, 1.69%
Netherlands
3 publications, 1.69%
Tanzania, 3, 1.69%
Tanzania
3 publications, 1.69%
Australia, 2, 1.13%
Australia
2 publications, 1.13%
Italy, 2, 1.13%
Italy
2 publications, 1.13%
Canada, 2, 1.13%
Canada
2 publications, 1.13%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2, 1.13%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 publications, 1.13%
Finland, 2, 1.13%
Finland
2 publications, 1.13%
Ethiopia, 2, 1.13%
Ethiopia
2 publications, 1.13%
South Sudan, 2, 1.13%
South Sudan
2 publications, 1.13%
Austria, 1, 0.56%
Austria
1 publication, 0.56%
Argentina, 1, 0.56%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.56%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.56%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.56%
India, 1, 0.56%
India
1 publication, 0.56%
Iraq, 1, 0.56%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.56%
Côte d'Ivoire, 1, 0.56%
Côte d'Ivoire
1 publication, 0.56%
Lesotho, 1, 0.56%
Lesotho
1 publication, 0.56%
Malawi, 1, 0.56%
Malawi
1 publication, 0.56%
Morocco, 1, 0.56%
Morocco
1 publication, 0.56%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.56%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.56%
Sudan, 1, 0.56%
Sudan
1 publication, 0.56%
Turkey, 1, 0.56%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.56%
Uganda, 1, 0.56%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.56%
Eritrea, 1, 0.56%
Eritrea
1 publication, 0.56%
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