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Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal

North-West Unversity · South Africa · Est. 2003

ISSN1727-3781

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total33

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.242

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.769

Total Works

1,787

Total Citations

6,088

2yr Mean Citedness

0.41

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on legal scholarship concerning South African law, with a particular emphasis on constitutional rights, regulatory frameworks, and the impact of technological advancements on legal principles. Articles examine issues such as data protection, consumer rights, military veterans' benefits, education law, sexual offences, human and labour rights in global supply chains, climate change displacement, corporate liability, animal welfare within environmental law, equality and discrimination, electronic health records, foreign exchange market regulation, credit agreements, securities regulation, performers' rights in the context of artificial intelligence, and trade law within the African Continental Free Trade Area.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageAfrikaans, Dutch, English, German

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 84 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,787

Publisher OrgNorth-West University

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

North-West Unversity

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1727-3781

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Afrikaans, Dutch, English, German

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

LawSociology and Political Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Issues in South AfricaHuman Rights and DevelopmentLegal principles and applicationsComparative and International Law StudiesCorporate Law and Human RightsCorporate Insolvency and GovernanceSouth African History and CultureJudicial and Constitutional StudiesCriminal Law and EvidenceLegal Education and Practice Innovations