African Journal of Legal Studies

Aims & Scope

The African Journal of Legal Studies (AJLS) is a peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary academic journal focusing on human rights and rule of law issues in Africa as analyzed by lawyers, economists, political scientists and others drawn from throughout the continent and the world.

The journal, which was established by the Africa Law Institute and is now co-published in collaboration with Brill | Nijhoff, aims to serve as the leading forum for the thoughtful and scholarly engagement of a broad range of complex issues at the intersection of law, public policy and social change in Africa.

AJLS places emphasis on presenting a diversity of perspectives on fundamental, long-term, systemic problems of human rights and governance, as well as emerging issues, and possible solutions to them.

Towards this end, AJLS encourages critical reflections that are based on empirical observations and experience as well as theoretical and multi-disciplinary approaches.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	26346

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	14

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.130

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Reconciliation in Post-Genocide Rwanda

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Eugenia

• Assessing the African Union Concerns about Article 16 of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Charles C., Dapo, Max

• ‘UhuRuto’ and Other Leviathans: The International Criminal Court and the Kenyan Political Order

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Sara

• Ending Impunity: The Case for War Crimes Trials in Liberia

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Chernor, Alhagi

• The Constitutional Protection of Socio-Economic Rights in Selected African Countries: A Comparative Evaluation

  Citation: 17

  Authors: John Cantius

• The Emerging Role of the Constitutional Value of Ubuntu for Informal Social Security in South Africa

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Clarence I.

• The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and the Demystification of Second and Third Generation Rights under the African Charter: Social and Economic Rights Action Center (SERAC) and the Center for Economic and Social Rights (CESR) v. Nigeria

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Justice C.

• Land Policy Reform, Customary Rule of Law and the Peace Process in Sierra Leone

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Jon

• Property Restitution Laws in a Post-War Context: The Case of Mozambique

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Jon

• When Elephants Collide it is the Grass that Suffers: Cooperation and the Security Council in the Context of the au/icc Dynamic

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Dire

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