Journal profile
KAS African Law Study Library
ISSN 2363-6262 · Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG · Germany
KAS African Law Study Library: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 5 weeks (community reports); 47 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
KAS African Law Study Library is published by Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Judicial and Constitutional Studies, Administrative Law and Governance and Legal processes and jurisprudence, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Die KAS African Law Study Library ist eine Open Access Zeitschrift, in der Aufsätze junger afrikanischer Wissenschaftler erscheinen. Die Zeitschrift begleitet insbesondere die Entwicklung rechtsstaatlicher Strukturen in Afrika. Die Artikel untersuchen praktisch relevante Fragen, gehen auf politische und wirtschaftliche Bezüge ein und erarbeiten eigenständige Lösungsvorschläge. Sie entstehen aus Seminaren und Konferenzen, die das Rule of Law Program for Sub-Saharan Africa der Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Zusammenarbeit mit Prof. Dr. Hartmut Hamann und afrikanischen Partneruniversitäten organisiert. Die KAS African Law Study Library schafft so ein Diskussionsforum für alle Juristen mit Interesse an Afrika und den vielfältigen Facetten der Rule of Law im Zusammenspiel mit unterschiedlichen historischen, kulturellen, wirtschaftlichen und politischen Hintergründen. Die KAS African Law Study Library wendet sich an Leser von allen Kontinenten. Ausgehend von Afrika möchte sie Denkanstöße auch außerhalb Afrikas geben. Sie veröffentlicht Beiträge in englischer und französischer Sprache.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences10.2%
- Administrative Law and GovernanceSocial Sciences8.1%
- Legal processes and jurisprudenceSocial Sciences7.5%
- African Studies and EthnographySocial Sciences6.7%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences6.4%
- Mining and Resource ManagementEngineering4.9%
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences4.9%
- Criminal Law and PolicySocial Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, Baidu, Baidu Xue Shu, ExLibris Primo, Index Dimensions, AfricaBibPublisher website
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- h-index
- 4OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.07OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 683 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
| 2025 | 47 | 47 | 27 |
| 2024 | 55 | 55 | 29 |
| 2023 | 56 | 56 | 26 |
| 2022 | 46 | 46 | 20 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 20 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 5 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
CC BY-NC license Model summary
Alle Artikel der KAS African Law Study Library werden unter CC BY-NC Lizenz veröffentlicht
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Die KAS African Law Study Library ist eine Open Access Zeitschrift. Im Sinne der Herausgeber der KAS African Law Study Library ermöglicht Open Access den freien Zugang zu wissenschaftlichen Publikationen. Alle Artikel der KAS African Law Study Library werden unter CC BY-NC Lizenz veröffentlicht und sind damit für jedermann im Volltext zugänglich ohne jedoch die Rechte der Autoren zu vernachlässige…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
Manuskripte werden erst nach einem selektiven Begutachtungsprozess (peer-refereed review) in der Zeitschrift KAS African Law Study Library veröffentlicht.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
- Country or region
- Germany
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2363-6262
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about KAS African Law Study Library
How long does peer review take at KAS African Law Study Library?
Authors report an average review time of about 5 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index KAS African Law Study Library?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, KAS African Law Study Library is indexed in DOAJ.
Is KAS African Law Study Library open access, and what is the APC?
KAS African Law Study Library is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .