Journal of African Law

The statistics shown below contain data since 1 November 2018.
Basic Information
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Founded in: 1957
Homepage: https://www.cambridge.org/core...
Twitter: @J_AfricanLaw
Category: Law
Rank:
• 137 / 151 in Law

Authors per paper:
     Average: 2
     Median: 2
References per paper:
     Average: 20
     Median: 18

Journal Impact Factor (JIF) for Journal of African Law:

  • 2020 Impact Factor: 0.489
  • 2019 Impact Factor: 0.268
  • 2018 Impact Factor: 0.146

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Latest papers
14
Sep
2021
Poor Lives Matter: COVID-19 and the Plight of Vulnerable Groups with Specific Reference to Poverty and Inequality in South Africa Gold Open Access
Journal of African Law
10
Sep
2021
COVID-19 and the Violation of the Right to Basic Education of Learners with Disabilities in South Africa: An Examination of Centre for Child Law v Minister of Basic Education
Journal of African Law
20
Aug
2021
The Continued Criminality of Selling Sex: A Trajectory of South African Sex Work Law Reform Gold Open Access
Journal of African Law
5
Aug
2021
Regulating Innovation for Financial Inclusion: Lessons from Nigeria Gold Open Access
Journal of African Law
21
Jul
2021
Re-evaluating the Admiralty Jurisdiction of Nigeria's Federal High Court in the Age of Combined Transport Shipping
Journal of African Law
8
Jul
2021
The Legal, Practical and Policy Dilemmas in Enforcing the Sexual Offences Act of Kenya in Relation to Consensual Adolescent Sex
Journal of African Law
22
Jun
2021
Regulatory Imperatives for Renewable Energy: South African Perspectives
Journal of African Law
14
Jun
2021
The Nature and Constitutionality of Statutorily-Imposed (Non-Contractual) Arbitration in Ghana
Journal of African Law

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Impactful Papers

Altmetric Attention Score: 54
Presidential Term Limits and the African Union
Journal of African Law2019-05-14

Altmetric Attention Score: 25
The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance: Past, Present and Future
Journal of African Law2019-05-14

Altmetric Attention Score: 24
Peacebuilding and the Interface of State Law and Indigenous Market Laws in Southern Nigeria
Journal of African Law2019-12-20

Altmetric Attention Score: 11
The Kampala Convention and the Protection of Persons Internally Displaced by Harmful Practices in Africa
Journal of African Law2021-03-17

Altmetric Attention Score: 11
Reflections on the Role of Ubuntu as an Antidote to Afro-Phobia
Journal of African Law2021-03-17

Altmetric Attention Score: 11
A Commentary on the African Commission's General Comment on the Right to Freedom of Movement and Residence under Article 12(1) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Journal of African Law2021-03-17

Altmetric Attention Score: 11
Situating the Global Compact on Refugees in Africa: Will it Make a Difference to the Lives of Refugees “Languishing in Camps”?
Journal of African Law2021-03-17

Altmetric Attention Score: 11
The Protection of Internally Displaced Children in Africa: A Doctrinal Analysis of Article 23(4) of the African Children's Charter
Journal of African Law2021-03-17


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