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SCImago
Q2
SJR
0.242
CiteScore
0.7
Categories
Law
Sociology and Political Science
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
2013-2025
journal names
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad
Publications
1 669
Citations
1 717
h-index
12
Publications
455
Citations
1 434
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
North-West University
North-West University (324 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (235 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (106 publications)
North-West University
North-West University (60 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (29 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (1098 publications)
Brazil (73 publications)
USA (25 publications)
South Africa (224 publications)
Brazil (16 publications)
Germany (3 publications)
Top-1 researchers by articles count

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Springer Nature
216 citations, 12.58%
Taylor & Francis
165 citations, 9.61%
North-West University
141 citations, 8.21%
Unisa Press
111 citations, 6.46%
Elsevier
90 citations, 5.24%
Academy of Science of South Africa
70 citations, 4.08%
MDPI
69 citations, 4.02%
AOSIS
69 citations, 4.02%
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55 citations, 3.2%
Wiley
54 citations, 3.15%
Cambridge University Press
53 citations, 3.09%
IGI Global
52 citations, 3.03%
Emerald
46 citations, 2.68%
SAGE
46 citations, 2.68%
Oxford University Press
28 citations, 1.63%
Frontiers Media S.A.
26 citations, 1.51%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
24 citations, 1.4%
Virtus Interpress
20 citations, 1.16%
IntechOpen
15 citations, 0.87%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
12 citations, 0.7%
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8 citations, 0.47%
Academic Journals
7 citations, 0.41%
Walter de Gruyter
6 citations, 0.35%
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6 citations, 0.35%
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1 citation, 0.06%
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1 citation, 0.06%
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1 citation, 0.06%
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1 citation, 0.06%
Masaryk University Press
1 citation, 0.06%
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Volgograd State University
1 citation, 0.06%
Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Escola de Direito de Sao Paulo
1 citation, 0.06%
Vilnius University Press
1 citation, 0.06%
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
1 citation, 0.06%
Nucleo de Comunicacao, Fundacao UNI
1 citation, 0.06%
Inter-Research Science Center
1 citation, 0.06%
Florida Gulf Coast University
1 citation, 0.06%
BMJ
1 citation, 0.06%
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
1 citation, 0.06%
PERSEE Program
1 citation, 0.06%
JMIR Publications
1 citation, 0.06%
Remedium, Ltd.
1 citation, 0.06%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
1 citation, 0.06%
A and V Publications
1 citation, 0.06%
Ubiquity Press
1 citation, 0.06%
CMA Impact Inc.
1 citation, 0.06%
Institute of Research and Community Services Diponegoro University (LPPM UNDIP)
1 citation, 0.06%
CAIRN
1 citation, 0.06%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
1 citation, 0.06%
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
1 citation, 0.06%
Equinox Publishing
1 citation, 0.06%
Division of International Special Education and Services (DISES)
1 citation, 0.06%
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1 citation, 0.06%
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1 citation, 0.06%
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1 citation, 0.06%
AMO Publisher
1 citation, 0.06%
Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior A.C.
1 citation, 0.06%
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North-West University
324 publications, 19.41%
University of South Africa
235 publications, 14.08%
University of Pretoria
106 publications, 6.35%
Stellenbosch University
77 publications, 4.61%
University of the Witwatersrand
69 publications, 4.13%
University of Cape Town
67 publications, 4.01%
University of the Western Cape
67 publications, 4.01%
University of Johannesburg
52 publications, 3.12%
University of the Free State
44 publications, 2.64%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
29 publications, 1.74%
University of Fort Hare
20 publications, 1.2%
University of Limpopo
15 publications, 0.9%
Nelson Mandela University
11 publications, 0.66%
Rhodes University
10 publications, 0.6%
University of Cambridge
7 publications, 0.42%
Tilburg University
5 publications, 0.3%
Ghent University
4 publications, 0.24%
University of Ibadan
4 publications, 0.24%
University of Zimbabwe
4 publications, 0.24%
Free University of Berlin
3 publications, 0.18%
University College London
3 publications, 0.18%
University of Sydney
3 publications, 0.18%
Leiden University
3 publications, 0.18%
University of Namibia
3 publications, 0.18%
Heidelberg University
2 publications, 0.12%
University of Eastern Finland
2 publications, 0.12%
University of Edinburgh
2 publications, 0.12%
Deakin University
2 publications, 0.12%
Walter Sisulu University
2 publications, 0.12%
University of Zululand
2 publications, 0.12%
Adekunle Ajasin University
2 publications, 0.12%
Rivers State University
2 publications, 0.12%
Justus Liebig University Giessen
2 publications, 0.12%
Saarland University
2 publications, 0.12%
Berlin Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research
2 publications, 0.12%
Widener University
2 publications, 0.12%
University of Louisville
2 publications, 0.12%
University of Dschang
2 publications, 0.12%
School of Oriental and African Studies
2 publications, 0.12%
National University of Lesotho
2 publications, 0.12%
University of Virginia
2 publications, 0.12%
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Fribourg
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Dundee
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.06%
Maastricht University
1 publication, 0.06%
Michigan State University
1 publication, 0.06%
Cornell University
1 publication, 0.06%
Yale University
1 publication, 0.06%
Northwest University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Catania
1 publication, 0.06%
Charles University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Western Australia
1 publication, 0.06%
Griffith University
1 publication, 0.06%
National Research Foundation
1 publication, 0.06%
Tshwane University of Technology
1 publication, 0.06%
Boston University
1 publication, 0.06%
Howard University
1 publication, 0.06%
Durban University of Technology
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Venda
1 publication, 0.06%
Vaal University of Technology
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Lagos
1 publication, 0.06%
Obafemi Awolowo University
1 publication, 0.06%
City University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Dodoma
1 publication, 0.06%
Harvard University
1 publication, 0.06%
Newcastle University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Aberdeen
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Notre Dame
1 publication, 0.06%
Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law
1 publication, 0.06%
Chemnitz University of Technology
1 publication, 0.06%
Wayne State University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Michigan
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Göttingen
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Regensburg
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Augsburg
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Groningen
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Amsterdam
1 publication, 0.06%
Erasmus University Rotterdam
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Victoria
1 publication, 0.06%
Morehead State University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Nairobi
1 publication, 0.06%
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
1 publication, 0.06%
Zimbabwe Open University
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Buea
1 publication, 0.06%
University of Limerick
1 publication, 0.06%
Abia State University
1 publication, 0.06%
Olabisi Onabanjo University
1 publication, 0.06%
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North-West University
60 publications, 13.19%
University of South Africa
29 publications, 6.37%
University of the Witwatersrand
22 publications, 4.84%
University of Johannesburg
19 publications, 4.18%
Stellenbosch University
18 publications, 3.96%
University of the Western Cape
15 publications, 3.3%
University of Pretoria
13 publications, 2.86%
University of the Free State
13 publications, 2.86%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
12 publications, 2.64%
University of Cape Town
11 publications, 2.42%
University of Limpopo
11 publications, 2.42%
Nelson Mandela University
6 publications, 1.32%
University of Fort Hare
3 publications, 0.66%
University of Zimbabwe
3 publications, 0.66%
University of Namibia
3 publications, 0.66%
Maastricht University
1 publication, 0.22%
University of Edinburgh
1 publication, 0.22%
Rhodes University
1 publication, 0.22%
Walter Sisulu University
1 publication, 0.22%
University of Zululand
1 publication, 0.22%
Newcastle University
1 publication, 0.22%
Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law
1 publication, 0.22%
Saarland University
1 publication, 0.22%
Leiden University
1 publication, 0.22%
University of Augsburg
1 publication, 0.22%
Zimbabwe Open University
1 publication, 0.22%
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South Africa, 1098, 65.79%
South Africa
1098 publications, 65.79%
Brazil, 73, 4.37%
Brazil
73 publications, 4.37%
USA, 25, 1.5%
USA
25 publications, 1.5%
United Kingdom, 16, 0.96%
United Kingdom
16 publications, 0.96%
Germany, 14, 0.84%
Germany
14 publications, 0.84%
Netherlands, 12, 0.72%
Netherlands
12 publications, 0.72%
Nigeria, 9, 0.54%
Nigeria
9 publications, 0.54%
Australia, 7, 0.42%
Australia
7 publications, 0.42%
Greece, 7, 0.42%
Greece
7 publications, 0.42%
Belgium, 4, 0.24%
Belgium
4 publications, 0.24%
Zimbabwe, 4, 0.24%
Zimbabwe
4 publications, 0.24%
Italy, 3, 0.18%
Italy
3 publications, 0.18%
Cameroon, 3, 0.18%
Cameroon
3 publications, 0.18%
Canada, 3, 0.18%
Canada
3 publications, 0.18%
Namibia, 3, 0.18%
Namibia
3 publications, 0.18%
Norway, 3, 0.18%
Norway
3 publications, 0.18%
China, 2, 0.12%
China
2 publications, 0.12%
Israel, 2, 0.12%
Israel
2 publications, 0.12%
Iraq, 2, 0.12%
Iraq
2 publications, 0.12%
Lesotho, 2, 0.12%
Lesotho
2 publications, 0.12%
Tanzania, 2, 0.12%
Tanzania
2 publications, 0.12%
Finland, 2, 0.12%
Finland
2 publications, 0.12%
Ethiopia, 2, 0.12%
Ethiopia
2 publications, 0.12%
Portugal, 1, 0.06%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.06%
Burkina Faso, 1, 0.06%
Burkina Faso
1 publication, 0.06%
Zambia, 1, 0.06%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.06%
Ireland, 1, 0.06%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.06%
Kenya, 1, 0.06%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.06%
Malaysia, 1, 0.06%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.06%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.06%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.06%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.06%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 0.06%
Uganda, 1, 0.06%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.06%
Czech Republic, 1, 0.06%
Czech Republic
1 publication, 0.06%
Switzerland, 1, 0.06%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.06%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 224, 49.23%
South Africa
224 publications, 49.23%
Brazil, 16, 3.52%
Brazil
16 publications, 3.52%
Germany, 3, 0.66%
Germany
3 publications, 0.66%
Zimbabwe, 3, 0.66%
Zimbabwe
3 publications, 0.66%
Namibia, 3, 0.66%
Namibia
3 publications, 0.66%
United Kingdom, 2, 0.44%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 0.44%
Netherlands, 2, 0.44%
Netherlands
2 publications, 0.44%
Greece, 1, 0.22%
Greece
1 publication, 0.22%
Zambia, 1, 0.22%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.22%
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