African Journal of International and Comparative Law

Edinburgh University Press
Edinburgh University Press
ISSN: 09548890, 17551609

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SCImago
Q4
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
0.3
SJR
0.121
CiteScore
0.5
Categories
Law
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
2005-2025
journal names
African Journal of International and Comparative Law
AFR J INT COMP LAW
Publications
544
Citations
790
h-index
11
Publications
183
Citations
499
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (32 publications)
University of the Western Cape
University of the Western Cape (17 publications)
University of Nigeria
University of Nigeria (7 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (7 publications)
University of the Free State
University of the Free State (7 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (111 publications)
Nigeria (61 publications)
United Kingdom (51 publications)
South Africa (28 publications)
Nigeria (25 publications)
Australia (9 publications)

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SSRN Electronic Journal
42 citations, 5.32%
Journal of African Law
25 citations, 3.16%
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
11 citations, 1.39%
Comparative and International Law Journal of Southern Africa
9 citations, 1.14%
Sustainability
6 citations, 0.76%
Journal of Money Laundering Control
5 citations, 0.63%
Netherlands International Law Review
5 citations, 0.63%
Heliyon
5 citations, 0.63%
Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development
5 citations, 0.63%
AIDA Europe Research Series on Insurance Law and Regulation
5 citations, 0.63%
Marine Policy
4 citations, 0.51%
Journal of World Intellectual Property
4 citations, 0.51%
International Review of the Red Cross
4 citations, 0.51%
Sustainable Development Goals Series
4 citations, 0.51%
International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family
3 citations, 0.38%
Journal of Financial Crime
3 citations, 0.38%
Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
3 citations, 0.38%
Leiden Journal of International Law
3 citations, 0.38%
World Development Perspectives
3 citations, 0.38%
Frontiers in Marine Science
3 citations, 0.38%
International Journal of Discrimination and the Law
3 citations, 0.38%
Human Rights Review
3 citations, 0.38%
Regional and Federal Studies
3 citations, 0.38%
Nations and Nationalism
3 citations, 0.38%
African Security Review
3 citations, 0.38%
Journal of Contemporary African Studies
3 citations, 0.38%
Journal of Eastern African Studies
3 citations, 0.38%
Journal of Public Procurement
3 citations, 0.38%
Religion and Human Rights
3 citations, 0.38%
Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies
3 citations, 0.38%
Laws
3 citations, 0.38%
Beijing Law Review
3 citations, 0.38%
European Yearbook of International Economic Law 2011
3 citations, 0.38%
Advances in Public Policy and Administration
3 citations, 0.38%
Journal of Law Society and Development
3 citations, 0.38%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2 citations, 0.25%
Critical Studies on Terrorism
2 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation
2 citations, 0.25%
Global Public Health
2 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Environment and Development
2 citations, 0.25%
Development and Change
2 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Development Studies
2 citations, 0.25%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
2 citations, 0.25%
Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
2 citations, 0.25%
International Journal of Law and Management
2 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Peasant Studies
2 citations, 0.25%
Development Policy Review
2 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Human Rights Practice
2 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Modern African Studies
2 citations, 0.25%
International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics
2 citations, 0.25%
International Journal of Human Rights
2 citations, 0.25%
Information Society
2 citations, 0.25%
Journal of International Management
2 citations, 0.25%
Legal Studies
2 citations, 0.25%
Critical Sociology
2 citations, 0.25%
International and Comparative Law Review
2 citations, 0.25%
Cogent Social Sciences
2 citations, 0.25%
Women's Studies International Forum
2 citations, 0.25%
Review of African Political Economy
2 citations, 0.25%
SAGE Open
2 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Refugee Studies
2 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
2 citations, 0.25%
Extractive Industries and Society
2 citations, 0.25%
International Journal of Conflict Management
2 citations, 0.25%
Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal
2 citations, 0.25%
World Development
2 citations, 0.25%
Third World Quarterly
2 citations, 0.25%
Foreign Trade Review
2 citations, 0.25%
SN Social Sciences
2 citations, 0.25%
Acta Commercii
2 citations, 0.25%
SpringerBriefs in Law
2 citations, 0.25%
Electronic Technology and Civil Procedure
2 citations, 0.25%
Law, Governance and Technology Series
2 citations, 0.25%
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2 citations, 0.25%
Handbook of Research on Securing Cloud-Based Databases with Biometric Applications
2 citations, 0.25%
SDGs in the European Region
2 citations, 0.25%
Norm Diffusion Beyond the West
2 citations, 0.25%
The 2022 Yearbook of the Digital Governance Research Group
2 citations, 0.25%
South African Yearbook of International Law
2 citations, 0.25%
The Law and Development Review
2 citations, 0.25%
Palgrave Studies in Sustainable Futures
2 citations, 0.25%
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal
1 citation, 0.13%
The Journal of Legislative Studies
1 citation, 0.13%
American Journal of Economics and Sociology
1 citation, 0.13%
Developing World Bioethics
1 citation, 0.13%
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health
1 citation, 0.13%
Journal of International Trade and Economic Development
1 citation, 0.13%
Cooperation and Conflict
1 citation, 0.13%
International Journal of Law and Psychiatry
1 citation, 0.13%
Journal of Experimental Criminology
1 citation, 0.13%
International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development
1 citation, 0.13%
Employee Relations
1 citation, 0.13%
Asian Journal of Comparative Law
1 citation, 0.13%
Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law
1 citation, 0.13%
Education in the Asia-Pacific Region
1 citation, 0.13%
International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis
1 citation, 0.13%
Citizenship Studies
1 citation, 0.13%
International Studies Review
1 citation, 0.13%
Global Policy
1 citation, 0.13%
South African Journal of Science
1 citation, 0.13%
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Springer Nature
109 citations, 13.8%
Taylor & Francis
83 citations, 10.51%
Cambridge University Press
77 citations, 9.75%
Elsevier
43 citations, 5.44%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
38 citations, 4.81%
Wiley
31 citations, 3.92%
SAGE
28 citations, 3.54%
Emerald
25 citations, 3.16%
AOSIS
18 citations, 2.28%
MDPI
17 citations, 2.15%
Oxford University Press
16 citations, 2.03%
Unisa Press
15 citations, 1.9%
IGI Global
11 citations, 1.39%
Frontiers Media S.A.
8 citations, 1.01%
Walter de Gruyter
6 citations, 0.76%
North-West University
6 citations, 0.76%
Academy of Science of South Africa
5 citations, 0.63%
Brill
4 citations, 0.51%
Scientific Research Publishing
4 citations, 0.51%
Florida Gulf Coast University
3 citations, 0.38%
Ubiquity Press
3 citations, 0.38%
IOP Publishing
2 citations, 0.25%
Center for International Studies (CIS-IUL) of the Lisbon University Institute (ISCTE)
2 citations, 0.25%
Vilnius University Press
2 citations, 0.25%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2 citations, 0.25%
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego
2 citations, 0.25%
IntechOpen
2 citations, 0.25%
Intellect
2 citations, 0.25%
Aurora Group, s.r.o
2 citations, 0.25%
World Scientific
1 citation, 0.13%
IOS Press
1 citation, 0.13%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
1 citation, 0.13%
The Royal Society
1 citation, 0.13%
University of Chicago Press
1 citation, 0.13%
South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science
1 citation, 0.13%
PeerJ
1 citation, 0.13%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
1 citation, 0.13%
Colegio Brasileiro de Reproducao Animal
1 citation, 0.13%
1 citation, 0.13%
Universidad de Jaen
1 citation, 0.13%
Society of Petroleum Engineers
1 citation, 0.13%
Medknow
1 citation, 0.13%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1 citation, 0.13%
BMJ
1 citation, 0.13%
American Psychological Association (APA)
1 citation, 0.13%
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
1 citation, 0.13%
Baikal State University
1 citation, 0.13%
Consortium Erudit
1 citation, 0.13%
Naksh Solutions
1 citation, 0.13%
University of Johannesburg
1 citation, 0.13%
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
1 citation, 0.13%
Scientific Scholar
1 citation, 0.13%
University Of Sharjah - Scientific Publishing Unit
1 citation, 0.13%
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University of Pretoria
32 publications, 5.88%
University of the Western Cape
17 publications, 3.13%
University of the Witwatersrand
14 publications, 2.57%
University of Cape Town
13 publications, 2.39%
North-West University
13 publications, 2.39%
Harvard University
13 publications, 2.39%
University of the Free State
12 publications, 2.21%
University of South Africa
11 publications, 2.02%
University of Lagos
11 publications, 2.02%
Monash University
9 publications, 1.65%
University of Ilorin
9 publications, 1.65%
University of Nigeria
8 publications, 1.47%
University of Benin
7 publications, 1.29%
Obafemi Awolowo University
7 publications, 1.29%
University of Aberdeen
7 publications, 1.29%
Brunel University London
6 publications, 1.1%
University of Johannesburg
6 publications, 1.1%
University of Venda
6 publications, 1.1%
University of Ibadan
6 publications, 1.1%
Dalhousie University
6 publications, 1.1%
University of Ghana
6 publications, 1.1%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
6 publications, 1.1%
Ege University
5 publications, 0.92%
National Research Foundation
5 publications, 0.92%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
4 publications, 0.74%
University of Fort Hare
4 publications, 0.74%
University of Florida
4 publications, 0.74%
University of Nairobi
4 publications, 0.74%
Taif University
3 publications, 0.55%
Northern University of Malaysia
3 publications, 0.55%
Queen Mary University of London
3 publications, 0.55%
University of Oxford
3 publications, 0.55%
University of Cambridge
3 publications, 0.55%
University of Western Australia
3 publications, 0.55%
Deakin University
3 publications, 0.55%
Murdoch University
3 publications, 0.55%
Rivers State University
3 publications, 0.55%
Lagos State University
3 publications, 0.55%
Kampala International University
3 publications, 0.55%
University of Arizona
3 publications, 0.55%
University of Bristol
3 publications, 0.55%
Addis Ababa University
3 publications, 0.55%
University of Dschang
3 publications, 0.55%
O. P. Jindal Global University
2 publications, 0.37%
Ghent University
2 publications, 0.37%
University of Copenhagen
2 publications, 0.37%
King's College London
2 publications, 0.37%
University of Manchester
2 publications, 0.37%
National University of Singapore
2 publications, 0.37%
Cornell University
2 publications, 0.37%
Birmingham City University
2 publications, 0.37%
University of Birmingham
2 publications, 0.37%
University of Melbourne
2 publications, 0.37%
University of Calabar
2 publications, 0.37%
Kwara State University
2 publications, 0.37%
Adekunle Ajasin University
2 publications, 0.37%
University of Hong Kong
2 publications, 0.37%
Robert Gordon University
2 publications, 0.37%
University of Cape Coast
2 publications, 0.37%
Central European University
2 publications, 0.37%
University of Luxembourg
2 publications, 0.37%
University of the West of England
2 publications, 0.37%
Mzumbe University
2 publications, 0.37%
Thompson Rivers University
2 publications, 0.37%
University of British Columbia
2 publications, 0.37%
Utrecht University
2 publications, 0.37%
Baylor University
2 publications, 0.37%
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2 publications, 0.37%
University of Calgary
2 publications, 0.37%
University of Ottawa
2 publications, 0.37%
Kenyatta University
2 publications, 0.37%
University of Asmara
2 publications, 0.37%
University of Stirling
2 publications, 0.37%
University of Yaoundé I
2 publications, 0.37%
University of East London
2 publications, 0.37%
Bowen University
2 publications, 0.37%
Saudi Electronic University
1 publication, 0.18%
Istanbul University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Delhi
1 publication, 0.18%
Al Ain University
1 publication, 0.18%
National University of Sciences & Technology
1 publication, 0.18%
Air University
1 publication, 0.18%
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
1 publication, 0.18%
Tel Aviv University
1 publication, 0.18%
Ahlia University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Malaya
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Lisbon
1 publication, 0.18%
Lund University
1 publication, 0.18%
Humboldt University of Berlin
1 publication, 0.18%
Free University of Berlin
1 publication, 0.18%
Bangalore University
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Helsinki
1 publication, 0.18%
Wuhan University
1 publication, 0.18%
Sapienza University of Rome
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Lausanne
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Geneva
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Eastern Finland
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Dundee
1 publication, 0.18%
University of Warwick
1 publication, 0.18%
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
1 publication, 0.18%
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University of Pretoria
7 publications, 3.83%
University of the Free State
7 publications, 3.83%
University of Nigeria
7 publications, 3.83%
University of Ilorin
6 publications, 3.28%
University of Johannesburg
5 publications, 2.73%
North-West University
5 publications, 2.73%
University of the Western Cape
5 publications, 2.73%
Monash University
4 publications, 2.19%
University of South Africa
4 publications, 2.19%
Deakin University
3 publications, 1.64%
University of Cape Town
3 publications, 1.64%
University of the Witwatersrand
3 publications, 1.64%
University of Venda
3 publications, 1.64%
University of Ibadan
3 publications, 1.64%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
3 publications, 1.64%
Taif University
2 publications, 1.09%
Northern University of Malaysia
2 publications, 1.09%
University of Birmingham
2 publications, 1.09%
Murdoch University
2 publications, 1.09%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
2 publications, 1.09%
University of Fort Hare
2 publications, 1.09%
University of Lagos
2 publications, 1.09%
University of Calabar
2 publications, 1.09%
Kwara State University
2 publications, 1.09%
Rivers State University
2 publications, 1.09%
Kampala International University
2 publications, 1.09%
Harvard University
2 publications, 1.09%
University of Ghana
2 publications, 1.09%
Mzumbe University
2 publications, 1.09%
University of Nairobi
2 publications, 1.09%
Bowen University
2 publications, 1.09%
Saudi Electronic University
1 publication, 0.55%
Ege University
1 publication, 0.55%
Al Ain University
1 publication, 0.55%
Air University
1 publication, 0.55%
Tel Aviv University
1 publication, 0.55%
O. P. Jindal Global University
1 publication, 0.55%
Ahlia University
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Malaya
1 publication, 0.55%
Lund University
1 publication, 0.55%
Humboldt University of Berlin
1 publication, 0.55%
Free University of Berlin
1 publication, 0.55%
Wuhan University
1 publication, 0.55%
Sapienza University of Rome
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Lausanne
1 publication, 0.55%
Brunel University London
1 publication, 0.55%
Liverpool Hope University
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Copenhagen
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Antwerp
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Manchester
1 publication, 0.55%
Birmingham City University
1 publication, 0.55%
Free International University of Social Studies "Guido Carli"
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Melbourne
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Wollongong
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Newcastle Australia
1 publication, 0.55%
Columbia University
1 publication, 0.55%
National Research Foundation
1 publication, 0.55%
Taraba State University
1 publication, 0.55%
Nelson Mandela University
1 publication, 0.55%
Dalhousie University
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Port Harcourt
1 publication, 0.55%
Afe Babalola University
1 publication, 0.55%
Baze University
1 publication, 0.55%
Delta State University
1 publication, 0.55%
Redeemer's University
1 publication, 0.55%
Adekunle Ajasin University
1 publication, 0.55%
Igbinedion University
1 publication, 0.55%
Obafemi Awolowo University
1 publication, 0.55%
Babcock University
1 publication, 0.55%
Syracuse University
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Arizona
1 publication, 0.55%
Newcastle University
1 publication, 0.55%
Southern Methodist University
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Cape Coast
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Education, Winneba
1 publication, 0.55%
University of the West of England
1 publication, 0.55%
Paris Cité University
1 publication, 0.55%
Enugu State University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.55%
McGill University
1 publication, 0.55%
Lancaster University
1 publication, 0.55%
Niger Delta University
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Groningen
1 publication, 0.55%
Addis Ababa University
1 publication, 0.55%
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
1 publication, 0.55%
Baylor University
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Toronto
1 publication, 0.55%
De Montfort University
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Leicester
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Florida
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Deusto
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Stirling
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Westminster
1 publication, 0.55%
Midlands State University
1 publication, 0.55%
Kwame Nkrumah University
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Yaoundé I
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Dschang
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Buea
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Galway
1 publication, 0.55%
London South Bank University
1 publication, 0.55%
University of Angers
1 publication, 0.55%
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South Africa, 111, 20.4%
South Africa
111 publications, 20.4%
Nigeria, 61, 11.21%
Nigeria
61 publications, 11.21%
United Kingdom, 51, 9.38%
United Kingdom
51 publications, 9.38%
USA, 36, 6.62%
USA
36 publications, 6.62%
Italy, 23, 4.23%
Italy
23 publications, 4.23%
Australia, 20, 3.68%
Australia
20 publications, 3.68%
Ghana, 13, 2.39%
Ghana
13 publications, 2.39%
Canada, 13, 2.39%
Canada
13 publications, 2.39%
Kenya, 7, 1.29%
Kenya
7 publications, 1.29%
Netherlands, 7, 1.29%
Netherlands
7 publications, 1.29%
Belgium, 6, 1.1%
Belgium
6 publications, 1.1%
India, 6, 1.1%
India
6 publications, 1.1%
Cameroon, 6, 1.1%
Cameroon
6 publications, 1.1%
Turkey, 6, 1.1%
Turkey
6 publications, 1.1%
China, 5, 0.92%
China
5 publications, 0.92%
Germany, 4, 0.74%
Germany
4 publications, 0.74%
Malaysia, 4, 0.74%
Malaysia
4 publications, 0.74%
Saudi Arabia, 4, 0.74%
Saudi Arabia
4 publications, 0.74%
Uganda, 4, 0.74%
Uganda
4 publications, 0.74%
Sweden, 4, 0.74%
Sweden
4 publications, 0.74%
Ethiopia, 4, 0.74%
Ethiopia
4 publications, 0.74%
Portugal, 3, 0.55%
Portugal
3 publications, 0.55%
Austria, 3, 0.55%
Austria
3 publications, 0.55%
Finland, 3, 0.55%
Finland
3 publications, 0.55%
France, 2, 0.37%
France
2 publications, 0.37%
Luxembourg, 2, 0.37%
Luxembourg
2 publications, 0.37%
New Zealand, 2, 0.37%
New Zealand
2 publications, 0.37%
Pakistan, 2, 0.37%
Pakistan
2 publications, 0.37%
Rwanda, 2, 0.37%
Rwanda
2 publications, 0.37%
Singapore, 2, 0.37%
Singapore
2 publications, 0.37%
Tanzania, 2, 0.37%
Tanzania
2 publications, 0.37%
Eritrea, 2, 0.37%
Eritrea
2 publications, 0.37%
Bahrain, 1, 0.18%
Bahrain
1 publication, 0.18%
Botswana, 1, 0.18%
Botswana
1 publication, 0.18%
Denmark, 1, 0.18%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.18%
Iraq, 1, 0.18%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.18%
Ireland, 1, 0.18%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.18%
Spain, 1, 0.18%
Spain
1 publication, 0.18%
Cyprus, 1, 0.18%
Cyprus
1 publication, 0.18%
Mauritius, 1, 0.18%
Mauritius
1 publication, 0.18%
Mali, 1, 0.18%
Mali
1 publication, 0.18%
UAE, 1, 0.18%
UAE
1 publication, 0.18%
Oman, 1, 0.18%
Oman
1 publication, 0.18%
Syria, 1, 0.18%
Syria
1 publication, 0.18%
Switzerland, 1, 0.18%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.18%
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South Africa, 28, 15.3%
South Africa
28 publications, 15.3%
Nigeria, 25, 13.66%
Nigeria
25 publications, 13.66%
Australia, 9, 4.92%
Australia
9 publications, 4.92%
United Kingdom, 8, 4.37%
United Kingdom
8 publications, 4.37%
Ghana, 5, 2.73%
Ghana
5 publications, 2.73%
USA, 3, 1.64%
USA
3 publications, 1.64%
Malaysia, 3, 1.64%
Malaysia
3 publications, 1.64%
Saudi Arabia, 3, 1.64%
Saudi Arabia
3 publications, 1.64%
Sweden, 3, 1.64%
Sweden
3 publications, 1.64%
France, 2, 1.09%
France
2 publications, 1.09%
Belgium, 2, 1.09%
Belgium
2 publications, 1.09%
Italy, 2, 1.09%
Italy
2 publications, 1.09%
Cameroon, 2, 1.09%
Cameroon
2 publications, 1.09%
Canada, 2, 1.09%
Canada
2 publications, 1.09%
Uganda, 2, 1.09%
Uganda
2 publications, 1.09%
Germany, 1, 0.55%
Germany
1 publication, 0.55%
China, 1, 0.55%
China
1 publication, 0.55%
Portugal, 1, 0.55%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.55%
Bahrain, 1, 0.55%
Bahrain
1 publication, 0.55%
India, 1, 0.55%
India
1 publication, 0.55%
Iraq, 1, 0.55%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.55%
Ireland, 1, 0.55%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.55%
Cyprus, 1, 0.55%
Cyprus
1 publication, 0.55%
UAE, 1, 0.55%
UAE
1 publication, 0.55%
Oman, 1, 0.55%
Oman
1 publication, 0.55%
Pakistan, 1, 0.55%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.55%
Tanzania, 1, 0.55%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.55%
Turkey, 1, 0.55%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.55%
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