Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law

Aims & Scope

As the pioneering journal in this field The Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law (JLP) has a long history of publishing leading scholarship in the area of legal anthropology and legal pluralism and is the only international journal dedicated to the analysis of legal pluralism.

It is a refereed scholarly journal with a genuinely global reach, publishing both empirical and theoretical contributions from a variety of disciplines, including (but not restricted to) Anthropology, Legal Studies, Development Studies and interdisciplinary studies.

The JLP is devoted to scholarly writing and works that further current debates in the field of legal pluralism and to disseminating new and emerging findings from fieldwork.

The Journal welcomes papers that make original contributions to understanding any aspect of legal pluralism and unofficial law, anywhere in the world, both in historic and contemporary contexts.

We invite high-quality, original submissions that engage with this purpose.

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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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.

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.

• What is Legal Pluralism?

  Citation: 763

  Authors: John

• Justice in many Rooms: Courts, Private Ordering, and Indigenous Law

  Citation: 263

  Authors: Marc

• Who’s Afraid of Legal Pluralism?

  Citation: 220

  Authors: Franz

• Forum Shopping and Shopping Forums: Dispute Processing in a Minangkabau Village in West Sumatra

  Citation: 208

  Authors: Keebet

• Legal pluralism, social theory, and the state

  Citation: 84

  Authors: Keebet von, Bertram

• The Dynamics of Change and Continuity in Plural Legal Orders

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Franz, Keebet

• Ideological Combat and Social Observation

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Gordon R.

• Mending Walls and Building Fences

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Sally

• Diffusion of Law: A Global Perspective

  Citation: 61

  Authors: William

• Colonialism and Legal Form: The Creation of “Customary Law” in Senegal

  Citation: 59

  Authors: Francis G.