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De Jure

Pretoria University Law Press · South Africa · Est. 1968

ISSN1466-3597eISSN2225-7160
WOS ESCIDOAJOpen Access
62
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI56
✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total62
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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Aims & Scope

De Jure Law Journal is a general law journal, accredited by the Department of Higher Education & Training. It publishes original research concerned with the development and dissemination of cutting-edge legal research, both national and international. The scope of the journal is wide and supports legal academics, practitioners and scholars.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa
Primary LanguageEnglish, Afrikaans
1st Year Published1968
FrequencyContinuous publication
StatusActive
Total Publications
Publisher OrgAcademy of Science of South Africa
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Submission Info

APC CostZAR 2,500
Peer ReviewAnonymous peer review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Pretoria University Law Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1466-3597 / 2225-7160
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
ZAR 2,500
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English, Afrikaans

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
34
104
2019
23
62
2020
24
37
2021
12
13
2022
42
49
2023
14
2
2024
17
3
2025
9
0
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Issues in South AfricaComparative and International Law StudiesCorporate Insolvency and GovernanceHuman Rights and DevelopmentLegal principles and applicationsCorporate Governance and LawCorporate Law and Human RightsConflict of Laws and JurisdictionSouth African History and CultureEuropean and International Contract Law

Frequently asked questions about De Jure

Is De Jure a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for De Jure: it is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of De Jure?

De Jure is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is De Jure indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

De Jure is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of De Jure?

De Jure Law Journal is a general law journal, accredited by the Department of Higher Education & Training. It publishes original research concerned with the development and dissemination of cutting-edge legal research, both national and international. The scope of the journal is wide and supports legal academics, practitioners and scholars.

How much does it cost to publish in De Jure?

De Jure charges an article processing charge (APC) of about ZAR 2,500 for open-access publication.

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref