South African Journal on Human Rights

Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 02587203, 19962126

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SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
0.6
SJR
0.179
CiteScore
1.0
Categories
Law
Sociology and Political Science
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1986, 1992-1993, 2008-2025
journal names
South African Journal on Human Rights
S AFR J HUM RIGHTS
Publications
1 150
Citations
3 122
h-index
23
Publications
111
Citations
1 328
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand (341 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (132 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (53 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (11 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (7 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (703 publications)
USA (56 publications)
United Kingdom (44 publications)
South Africa (72 publications)
United Kingdom (5 publications)
USA (2 publications)

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Cambridge University Press
508 citations, 16.27%
Taylor & Francis
467 citations, 14.96%
Springer Nature
325 citations, 10.41%
SAGE
127 citations, 4.07%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
124 citations, 3.97%
Wiley
106 citations, 3.4%
Oxford University Press
99 citations, 3.17%
Unisa Press
99 citations, 3.17%
North-West University
81 citations, 2.59%
Elsevier
76 citations, 2.43%
MDPI
41 citations, 1.31%
AOSIS
41 citations, 1.31%
Academy of Science of South Africa
35 citations, 1.12%
Emerald
20 citations, 0.64%
IGI Global
17 citations, 0.54%
Frontiers Media S.A.
16 citations, 0.51%
Annual Reviews
15 citations, 0.48%
SciELO
13 citations, 0.42%
Brill
9 citations, 0.29%
University of Chicago Press
9 citations, 0.29%
BMJ
9 citations, 0.29%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
8 citations, 0.26%
Sur - Rede Universitaria de Direitos Humanos
6 citations, 0.19%
American Psychological Association (APA)
6 citations, 0.19%
Walter de Gruyter
5 citations, 0.16%
American Society of Comparative Law
5 citations, 0.16%
IntechOpen
5 citations, 0.16%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
4 citations, 0.13%
Duke University Press
3 citations, 0.1%
Mary Ann Liebert
3 citations, 0.1%
South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science
3 citations, 0.1%
Virtus Interpress
3 citations, 0.1%
F1000 Research
3 citations, 0.1%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
2 citations, 0.06%
Liverpool University Press
2 citations, 0.06%
Index Copernicus
2 citations, 0.06%
Pluto Journals
2 citations, 0.06%
Stockholm University Press
2 citations, 0.06%
American Public Health Association
2 citations, 0.06%
Bureau of Scientific Publications of the Foundation for Education, Science and Technology
2 citations, 0.06%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
2 citations, 0.06%
OpenEdition
2 citations, 0.06%
South Florida Publishing LLC
2 citations, 0.06%
The Pennsylvania State University Press
2 citations, 0.06%
IMR Press
1 citation, 0.03%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
1 citation, 0.03%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.03%
Edinburgh University Press
1 citation, 0.03%
University of Warsaw
1 citation, 0.03%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
1 citation, 0.03%
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Brazilian Anthropology Association
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Masaryk University Press
1 citation, 0.03%
African Studies Association
1 citation, 0.03%
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1 citation, 0.03%
Groupe detude et de recherche en anglais de specialite
1 citation, 0.03%
Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University
1 citation, 0.03%
Association of Professional Managers in South Africa
1 citation, 0.03%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
1 citation, 0.03%
Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
1 citation, 0.03%
Universidad Externado de Colombia
1 citation, 0.03%
Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, University of Sussex
1 citation, 0.03%
Hindawi Limited
1 citation, 0.03%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
1 citation, 0.03%
Thomas Telford
1 citation, 0.03%
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Co. LTD Ukrinformnauka) (Publications)
1 citation, 0.03%
Akademiai Kiado
1 citation, 0.03%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
1 citation, 0.03%
JSTOR
1 citation, 0.03%
Consortium Erudit
1 citation, 0.03%
Intellect
1 citation, 0.03%
Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences
1 citation, 0.03%
British Psychological Society
1 citation, 0.03%
Berghahn Books
1 citation, 0.03%
Bristol University Press
1 citation, 0.03%
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID)
1 citation, 0.03%
Equinox Publishing
1 citation, 0.03%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
1 citation, 0.03%
Universidad Autonoma de Chile
1 citation, 0.03%
Kutafin Moscow State Law University
1 citation, 0.03%
Lomonosov Moscow State University, School of World Politics
1 citation, 0.03%
Palgrave Macmillan UK
1 citation, 0.03%
Hacettepe Hukuk Fakultesi Dergisi
1 citation, 0.03%
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University of the Witwatersrand
341 publications, 29.65%
University of Cape Town
132 publications, 11.48%
University of Pretoria
53 publications, 4.61%
University of the Western Cape
42 publications, 3.65%
Stellenbosch University
40 publications, 3.48%
University of Johannesburg
36 publications, 3.13%
Rhodes University
23 publications, 2%
University of South Africa
22 publications, 1.91%
North-West University
18 publications, 1.57%
University of the Free State
16 publications, 1.39%
University of Oxford
12 publications, 1.04%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
11 publications, 0.96%
University of Cambridge
9 publications, 0.78%
University of Fort Hare
9 publications, 0.78%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
8 publications, 0.7%
Erasmus University Rotterdam
8 publications, 0.7%
Leiden University
7 publications, 0.61%
University of Botswana
5 publications, 0.43%
Ege University
4 publications, 0.35%
Nelson Mandela University
4 publications, 0.35%
Harvard University
4 publications, 0.35%
University of the West of England
4 publications, 0.35%
Ghent University
3 publications, 0.26%
Columbia University
3 publications, 0.26%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
3 publications, 0.26%
Aarhus University
2 publications, 0.17%
University of Bergen
2 publications, 0.17%
University of Antwerp
2 publications, 0.17%
University of Birmingham
2 publications, 0.17%
Yale University
2 publications, 0.17%
University of Melbourne
2 publications, 0.17%
South African Medical Research Council
2 publications, 0.17%
National Research Foundation
2 publications, 0.17%
University of Limpopo
2 publications, 0.17%
University of Zululand
2 publications, 0.17%
Northeastern University
2 publications, 0.17%
Queen's University Belfast
2 publications, 0.17%
Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law
2 publications, 0.17%
University of Toronto
2 publications, 0.17%
University of Reading
2 publications, 0.17%
University of Namibia
2 publications, 0.17%
Lund University
1 publication, 0.09%
Heidelberg University
1 publication, 0.09%
Humboldt University of Berlin
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Technology Sydney
1 publication, 0.09%
University College London
1 publication, 0.09%
Queen Mary University of London
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Oslo
1 publication, 0.09%
London School of Economics and Political Science
1 publication, 0.09%
Florida State University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Southampton
1 publication, 0.09%
Cornell University
1 publication, 0.09%
Johns Hopkins University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.09%
European University Institute
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Adelaide
1 publication, 0.09%
Macquarie University
1 publication, 0.09%
Murdoch University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Southern Queensland
1 publication, 0.09%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
1 publication, 0.09%
George Washington University
1 publication, 0.09%
Princeton University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Ibadan
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.09%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.09%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
1 publication, 0.09%
Duke University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of California, Berkeley
1 publication, 0.09%
New York University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Washington
1 publication, 0.09%
University of California, Irvine
1 publication, 0.09%
Central European University, Budapest
1 publication, 0.09%
Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
1 publication, 0.09%
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Bristol
1 publication, 0.09%
Leibniz University Hannover
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Buenos Aires
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Michigan
1 publication, 0.09%
McGill University
1 publication, 0.09%
Ruhr University Bochum
1 publication, 0.09%
Queen's University at Kingston
1 publication, 0.09%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn
1 publication, 0.09%
Utrecht University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Groningen
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Amsterdam
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Leeds
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Victoria
1 publication, 0.09%
Louisiana State University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1 publication, 0.09%
Moi University
1 publication, 0.09%
Great Zimbabwe University
1 publication, 0.09%
Cleveland State University
1 publication, 0.09%
University of Pittsburgh
1 publication, 0.09%
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
1 publication, 0.09%
Hunter College
1 publication, 0.09%
Queens College
1 publication, 0.09%
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University of the Witwatersrand
20 publications, 18.02%
University of Cape Town
11 publications, 9.91%
Stellenbosch University
7 publications, 6.31%
University of Pretoria
6 publications, 5.41%
University of Johannesburg
6 publications, 5.41%
North-West University
4 publications, 3.6%
University of the Western Cape
4 publications, 3.6%
Nelson Mandela University
4 publications, 3.6%
University of Oxford
3 publications, 2.7%
University of South Africa
2 publications, 1.8%
South African Medical Research Council
2 publications, 1.8%
Erasmus University Rotterdam
2 publications, 1.8%
Johns Hopkins University
1 publication, 0.9%
Columbia University
1 publication, 0.9%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
1 publication, 0.9%
National Research Foundation
1 publication, 0.9%
University of the Free State
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Limpopo
1 publication, 0.9%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Ibadan
1 publication, 0.9%
Queen's University Belfast
1 publication, 0.9%
Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics
1 publication, 0.9%
University of Reading
1 publication, 0.9%
Cleveland State University
1 publication, 0.9%
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South Africa, 703, 61.13%
South Africa
703 publications, 61.13%
USA, 56, 4.87%
USA
56 publications, 4.87%
United Kingdom, 44, 3.83%
United Kingdom
44 publications, 3.83%
Namibia, 20, 1.74%
Namibia
20 publications, 1.74%
Netherlands, 18, 1.57%
Netherlands
18 publications, 1.57%
Brazil, 13, 1.13%
Brazil
13 publications, 1.13%
Greece, 12, 1.04%
Greece
12 publications, 1.04%
Australia, 10, 0.87%
Australia
10 publications, 0.87%
Italy, 10, 0.87%
Italy
10 publications, 0.87%
Canada, 9, 0.78%
Canada
9 publications, 0.78%
Germany, 8, 0.7%
Germany
8 publications, 0.7%
Belgium, 6, 0.52%
Belgium
6 publications, 0.52%
Botswana, 5, 0.43%
Botswana
5 publications, 0.43%
Turkey, 4, 0.35%
Turkey
4 publications, 0.35%
Sweden, 4, 0.35%
Sweden
4 publications, 0.35%
Denmark, 3, 0.26%
Denmark
3 publications, 0.26%
Norway, 3, 0.26%
Norway
3 publications, 0.26%
Montenegro, 3, 0.26%
Montenegro
3 publications, 0.26%
Nigeria, 2, 0.17%
Nigeria
2 publications, 0.17%
Switzerland, 2, 0.17%
Switzerland
2 publications, 0.17%
China, 1, 0.09%
China
1 publication, 0.09%
Argentina, 1, 0.09%
Argentina
1 publication, 0.09%
Hungary, 1, 0.09%
Hungary
1 publication, 0.09%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.09%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.09%
India, 1, 0.09%
India
1 publication, 0.09%
Uganda, 1, 0.09%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.09%
Finland, 1, 0.09%
Finland
1 publication, 0.09%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 72, 64.86%
South Africa
72 publications, 64.86%
United Kingdom, 5, 4.5%
United Kingdom
5 publications, 4.5%
USA, 2, 1.8%
USA
2 publications, 1.8%
Brazil, 1, 0.9%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.9%
Nigeria, 1, 0.9%
Nigeria
1 publication, 0.9%
Netherlands, 1, 0.9%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.9%
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