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Fundamina

Juta and Company Ltd · South Africa · Est. 1996

ISSN2411-7870

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.119

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

416

Total Citations

664

2yr Mean Citedness

0.26

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Aims & Scope

Fundamina, a Journal of Legal History aims to afford a platform to academics and practitioners from South Africa and abroad to exchange ideas on a wide range of legal-historical issues. The focus is on the ancient and modern, external and internal legal history of all families of law and is not limited to South or Southern African legal history.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 9 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications416

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Juta and Company Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2411-7870

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

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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.

LawQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Law

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Issues in South AfricaComparative and International Law StudiesClassical Studies and Legal HistoryLegal principles and applicationsConflict of Laws and JurisdictionClassical Antiquity StudiesEuropean and International Contract LawSouth African History and CultureLaw, logistics, and international tradeAfrican history and culture studies