Journal profile · LAW
African Journal of Legal Studies
ISSN 2210-9730 · eISSN 1708-7384 · Brill
African Journal of Legal Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 21 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
African Journal of Legal Studies is published by Brill and is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Law and Human Rights, Legal Issues in South Africa and Judicial and Constitutional Studies, together about 38.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): LAW
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences16.6%
- Legal Issues in South AfricaSocial Sciences13.1%
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences9.1%
- War, Law, and JusticeSocial Sciences6.9%
- Legal Rights and Human RightsSocial Sciences6.3%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences4.6%
- Indigenous Peoples' Rights and LawSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.24OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 13.73%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 305 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 1 | 97 |
| 2025 | 21 | 1 | 143 |
| 2024 | 24 | 10 | 172 |
| 2023 | 18 | 14 | 133 |
| 2022 | 18 | 11 | 126 |
| 2021 | 23 | 5 | 132 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Brill
- ISSN
- 2210-9730
- Electronic ISSN
- 1708-7384
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Legal Studies
What CAS zone is African Journal of Legal Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, African Journal of Legal Studies is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Law. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index African Journal of Legal Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, African Journal of Legal Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is African Journal of Legal Studies open access, and what is the APC?
African Journal of Legal Studies is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .