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Mizan Law Review

St Mary's University · Ethiopia · Est. 2007

ISSN1998-9881eISSN2309-902X

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total27

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.145

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.55

Total Works

275

Total Citations

745

2yr Mean Citedness

0.27

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes articles focusing on Ethiopian law, examining various legal issues including constitutional law, human rights, land policy, traditional knowledge protection, criminal justice, commercial law, and nationality law. The articles often analyze existing legal frameworks, identify gaps, and propose reforms, frequently employing doctrinal and comparative legal research methods.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionEthiopia

Primary LanguageEnglish, Amharic

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications275

Publisher OrgSt. Mary's University

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2006

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

St Mary's University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1998-9881 / 2309-902X

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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?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Amharic

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

LawQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture analysisLand Rights and ReformsInternational Law and Human RightsHuman Rights and DevelopmentJudicial and Constitutional StudiesConflict of Laws and JurisdictionEuropean and International Contract LawComparative and International Law StudiesLegal Issues in South AfricaTransboundary Water Resource Management