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African Human Rights Law Journal

Academy of Science of South Africa
Academy of Science of South Africa
ISSN: 1609073X, 19962096
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SCImago
Q3
SJR
0.164
CiteScore
1.0
Categories
Law
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
2019-2025
journal names
African Human Rights Law Journal
journal website
All time from 2020
Publications
305
Citations
613
h-index
10
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
All time in 5 years
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (38 publications)
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape (19 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (11 publications)
Top-3 countries
All time in 5 years
South Africa (120 publications)
Nigeria (21 publications)
United Kingdom (14 publications)

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Southern African Public Law, 7, 1.14%
International Journal of Discrimination and the Law
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Religion and Human Rights
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African Identities
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South African Family Practice
South African Family Practice, 2, 0.33%
BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health, 2, 0.33%
Climate Change Management
Climate Change Management, 2, 0.33%
Journal of Social Issues
Journal of Social Issues, 2, 0.33%
International Migration
International Migration, 2, 0.33%
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Third World Quarterly
Third World Quarterly, 2, 0.33%
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African Journal of Political Science and International Relations
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SDGs in the European Region, 2, 0.33%
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Advancing Global Bioethics, 2, 0.33%
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Studies in Law Politics and Society
Studies in Law Politics and Society, 1, 0.16%
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Journal of Financial Crime, 1, 0.16%
International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 1, 0.16%
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 1, 0.16%
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The Lancet HIV, 1, 0.16%
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Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 1, 0.16%
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Information Development, 1, 0.16%
Nature Climate Change
Nature Climate Change, 1, 0.16%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 1, 0.16%
International Studies Review
International Studies Review, 1, 0.16%
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Journal of Conflict Resolution, 1, 0.16%
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Evidence-based nursing, 1, 0.16%
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Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy, 1, 0.16%
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Current Sociology, 1, 0.16%
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International Journal of Educational Development, 1, 0.16%
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Infectious Diseases, 1, 0.16%
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Development and Change, 1, 0.16%
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Urban Book Series, 1, 0.16%
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Law and Critique, 1, 0.16%
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Mineral Economics, 1, 0.16%
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International Journal of the Legal Profession, 1, 0.16%
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Forum for Development Studies, 1, 0.16%
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International Social Science Journal, 1, 0.16%
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International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 1, 0.16%
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Library Management, 1, 0.16%
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Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press, 94, 15.33%
Springer Nature
Springer Nature, 86, 14.03%
Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis, 81, 13.21%
Unisa Press, 37, 6.04%
SAGE
SAGE, 27, 4.4%
Wiley
Wiley, 23, 3.75%
Elsevier
Elsevier, 18, 2.94%
Emerald
Emerald, 15, 2.45%
IGI Global
IGI Global, 12, 1.96%
MDPI
MDPI, 11, 1.79%
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press, 9, 1.47%
Brill
Brill, 8, 1.31%
North-West University, 7, 1.14%
IntechOpen, 5, 0.82%
AOSIS
AOSIS, 5, 0.82%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET, 5, 0.82%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 4, 0.65%
Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter, 3, 0.49%
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Frontiers Media S.A., 3, 0.49%
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Social Science Electronic Publishing
Social Science Electronic Publishing, 3, 0.49%
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Academy of Science of South Africa, 3, 0.49%
Academic Journals
Academic Journals, 2, 0.33%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2, 0.33%
BMJ
BMJ, 2, 0.33%
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 1, 0.16%
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Masaryk University Press, 1, 0.16%
African Studies Association, 1, 0.16%
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Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, 1, 0.16%
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Scientific Research Publishing
Scientific Research Publishing, 1, 0.16%
F1000 Research
F1000 Research, 1, 0.16%
Bristol University Press
Bristol University Press, 1, 0.16%
Equinox Publishing, 1, 0.16%
Moscow State Institute of International Relations
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University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria, 38, 12.46%
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape, 19, 6.23%
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town, 11, 3.61%
University of South Africa
University of South Africa, 10, 3.28%
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg, 9, 2.95%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal, 8, 2.62%
Makerere University
Makerere University, 8, 2.62%
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand, 5, 1.64%
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University, 5, 1.64%
University of the Free State
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University of Nairobi
University of Nairobi, 4, 1.31%
North-West University
North-West University, 3, 0.98%
University of Limpopo
University of Limpopo, 3, 0.98%
University of Ilorin
University of Ilorin, 3, 0.98%
University of Benin
University of Benin, 3, 0.98%
Lagos State University
Lagos State University, 3, 0.98%
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, 3, 0.98%
University of Oslo
University of Oslo, 2, 0.66%
London School of Economics and Political Science
London School of Economics and Political Science, 2, 0.66%
Monash University
Monash University, 2, 0.66%
University of Fort Hare
University of Fort Hare, 2, 0.66%
Rhodes University
Rhodes University, 2, 0.66%
University of Venda
University of Venda, 2, 0.66%
University of Ibadan
University of Ibadan, 2, 0.66%
University of Lagos
University of Lagos, 2, 0.66%
University of Mauritius
University of Mauritius, 2, 0.66%
University of Cape Coast
University of Cape Coast, 2, 0.66%
University of Bristol
University of Bristol, 2, 0.66%
Leiden University
Leiden University, 2, 0.66%
Midlands State University
Midlands State University, 2, 0.66%
Great Zimbabwe University
Great Zimbabwe University, 2, 0.66%
Istanbul University
Istanbul University, 1, 0.33%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1, 0.33%
University of Technology Sydney
University of Technology Sydney, 1, 0.33%
Université Catholique de Louvain
Université Catholique de Louvain, 1, 0.33%
University College London
University College London, 1, 0.33%
Aalborg University
Aalborg University, 1, 0.33%
Åbo Akademi University
Åbo Akademi University, 1, 0.33%
Aarhus University
Aarhus University, 1, 0.33%
Maastricht University
Maastricht University, 1, 0.33%
University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh, 1, 0.33%
University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham, 1, 0.33%
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University, 1, 0.33%
American University of Nigeria
American University of Nigeria, 1, 0.33%
University of Rwanda
University of Rwanda, 1, 0.33%
University of Calabar
University of Calabar, 1, 0.33%
Joseph Ayo Babalola University
Joseph Ayo Babalola University, 1, 0.33%
Duke University
Duke University, 1, 0.33%
University of Dodoma
University of Dodoma, 1, 0.33%
Corvinus University of Budapest
Corvinus University of Budapest, 1, 0.33%
University of Ghana
University of Ghana, 1, 0.33%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 1, 0.33%
Aegean University
Aegean University, 1, 0.33%
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, 1, 0.33%
University of Botswana
University of Botswana, 1, 0.33%
University of St Andrews
University of St Andrews, 1, 0.33%
Boston College
Boston College, 1, 0.33%
McGill University
McGill University, 1, 0.33%
University of Seville
University of Seville, 1, 0.33%
Leipzig University
Leipzig University, 1, 0.33%
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 1, 0.33%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1, 0.33%
York University
York University, 1, 0.33%
University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba, 1, 0.33%
University of Khartoum
University of Khartoum, 1, 0.33%
Kenyatta University
Kenyatta University, 1, 0.33%
Moi University
Moi University, 1, 0.33%
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar University, 1, 0.33%
University of Ulster
University of Ulster, 1, 0.33%
Riara University
Riara University, 1, 0.33%
Zimbabwe Open University
Zimbabwe Open University, 1, 0.33%
University of Malawi
University of Malawi, 1, 0.33%
University of Namibia
University of Namibia, 1, 0.33%
University of Eswatini
University of Eswatini, 1, 0.33%
University of Buea
University of Buea, 1, 0.33%
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University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria, 19, 11.73%
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape, 9, 5.56%
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg, 8, 4.94%
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town, 6, 3.7%
University of South Africa
University of South Africa, 4, 2.47%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal, 3, 1.85%
University of the Free State
University of the Free State, 3, 1.85%
Makerere University
Makerere University, 3, 1.85%
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand, 2, 1.23%
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University, 2, 1.23%
Rhodes University
Rhodes University, 2, 1.23%
University of Limpopo
University of Limpopo, 2, 1.23%
University of Benin
University of Benin, 2, 1.23%
University of Cape Coast
University of Cape Coast, 2, 1.23%
University of Nairobi
University of Nairobi, 2, 1.23%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 1, 0.62%
Université Catholique de Louvain
Université Catholique de Louvain, 1, 0.62%
University of Oslo
University of Oslo, 1, 0.62%
Maastricht University
Maastricht University, 1, 0.62%
University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham, 1, 0.62%
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University, 1, 0.62%
North-West University
North-West University, 1, 0.62%
University of Fort Hare
University of Fort Hare, 1, 0.62%
University of Venda
University of Venda, 1, 0.62%
University of Ibadan
University of Ibadan, 1, 0.62%
University of Lagos
University of Lagos, 1, 0.62%
University of Ilorin
University of Ilorin, 1, 0.62%
University of Mauritius
University of Mauritius, 1, 0.62%
Lagos State University
Lagos State University, 1, 0.62%
Duke University
Duke University, 1, 0.62%
University of Dodoma
University of Dodoma, 1, 0.62%
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, 1, 0.62%
Aegean University
Aegean University, 1, 0.62%
University of Botswana
University of Botswana, 1, 0.62%
University of Bristol
University of Bristol, 1, 0.62%
University of Seville
University of Seville, 1, 0.62%
Leiden University
Leiden University, 1, 0.62%
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 1, 0.62%
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1, 0.62%
York University
York University, 1, 0.62%
Kenyatta University
Kenyatta University, 1, 0.62%
Bahir Dar University
Bahir Dar University, 1, 0.62%
Zimbabwe Open University
Zimbabwe Open University, 1, 0.62%
University of Malawi
University of Malawi, 1, 0.62%
University of Namibia
University of Namibia, 1, 0.62%
University of Eswatini
University of Eswatini, 1, 0.62%
University of Buea
University of Buea, 1, 0.62%
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South Africa, 120, 39.34%
Nigeria, 21, 6.89%
United Kingdom, 14, 4.59%
Ghana, 9, 2.95%
USA, 8, 2.62%
Kenya, 8, 2.62%
Uganda, 8, 2.62%
Zimbabwe, 6, 1.97%
Netherlands, 6, 1.97%
Canada, 4, 1.31%
Lesotho, 4, 1.31%
Australia, 3, 0.98%
Belgium, 3, 0.98%
Denmark, 3, 0.98%
Malawi, 3, 0.98%
Ethiopia, 3, 0.98%
Cameroon, 2, 0.66%
Mauritius, 2, 0.66%
Norway, 2, 0.66%
Tanzania, 2, 0.66%
Finland, 2, 0.66%
Germany, 1, 0.33%
France, 1, 0.33%
Botswana, 1, 0.33%
Brazil, 1, 0.33%
Hungary, 1, 0.33%
Greece, 1, 0.33%
Djibouti, 1, 0.33%
Spain, 1, 0.33%
Italy, 1, 0.33%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.33%
Namibia, 1, 0.33%
Poland, 1, 0.33%
Rwanda, 1, 0.33%
Seychelles, 1, 0.33%
Sudan, 1, 0.33%
Turkey, 1, 0.33%
Switzerland, 1, 0.33%
Eswatini, 1, 0.33%
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South Africa, 61, 37.65%
Nigeria, 9, 5.56%
USA, 6, 3.7%
United Kingdom, 5, 3.09%
Netherlands, 4, 2.47%
Ghana, 3, 1.85%
Zimbabwe, 3, 1.85%
Kenya, 3, 1.85%
Lesotho, 3, 1.85%
Uganda, 3, 1.85%
Belgium, 2, 1.23%
Malawi, 2, 1.23%
Tanzania, 2, 1.23%
Ethiopia, 2, 1.23%
Botswana, 1, 0.62%
Greece, 1, 0.62%
Denmark, 1, 0.62%
Spain, 1, 0.62%
Cameroon, 1, 0.62%
Canada, 1, 0.62%
Mauritius, 1, 0.62%
Namibia, 1, 0.62%
Norway, 1, 0.62%
Poland, 1, 0.62%
Seychelles, 1, 0.62%
Finland, 1, 0.62%
Eswatini, 1, 0.62%
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