Journal profile
Recht in Afrika
ISSN 2363-6270 · Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG · Germany
Recht in Afrika: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Recht in Afrika is published by Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Judicial and Constitutional Studies, Legal Issues in South Africa and Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies, together about 29.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Law and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Sie ist ein Informations- und Diskussionsforum für die unterschiedlichen und vielfältigen Ausprägungen von Recht, sei es multinationaler, staatlicher, informeller oder traditioneller Natur, das auf dem afrikanischen Kontinent zur Anwendung kommt. Dabei finden Themen zu aktuellen Rechtsentwicklungen besondere Beachtung. „Recht in Afrika“ veröffentlicht ausführliche Abhandlungen zu afrikabezogenen rechtlichen Themen, kürzere Berichte zu laufenden Forschungsprojekten, aktuellen Vorgängen und wissenschaftlichen Tagungen sowie Buchbesprechungen.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Hatem Elliesie, MLEPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Judicial and Constitutional StudiesSocial Sciences11.4%
- Legal Issues in South AfricaSocial Sciences10.5%
- Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studiesSocial Sciences7.2%
- International Law and Human RightsSocial Sciences7%
- African Studies and EthnographySocial Sciences6.3%
- Family and Matrimonial LawSocial Sciences5.1%
- Land Rights and ReformsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Legal Systems and Judicial ProcessesSocial Sciences4.7%
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, Ex Libris Primo Index, AfricaBib, World Affairs Online (WAO), Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals (IFLP)Publisher 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
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 296 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 14 |
| 2022 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 3 |
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 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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 | — |
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 websiteAuthorship, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship
Keine APC Model summary
Den Autoren der Beiträge in RiA werden keine Gebühren in Rechnung gestellt (article processing charges).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY-NC Lizenz Model summary
Alle Artikel der RiA werden unter CC BY-NC Lizenz veröffentlicht
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
„Recht in Afrika“ (RiA) ist eine Open Access Zeitschrift. Im Sinne der Herausgeber der RiA ermöglicht Open Access den freien Zugang zu wissenschaftlichen Publikationen. Alle Artikel der RiA werden unter CC BY-NC Lizenz veröffentlicht und sind damit für jedermann im Volltext zugänglich ohne jedoch die Rechte der Autoren zu vernachlässigen. Autoren dürfen die Verlagsversion ihres Artikels archiviere…
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, German
- ISSN
- 2363-6270
- Print ISSN
- 1435-0963
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Recht in Afrika
How long does peer review take at Recht in Afrika?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 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 Recht in Afrika?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Recht in Afrika is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Recht in Afrika open access, and what is the APC?
Recht in Afrika 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .