About the journal
Law, Democracy & Development is an open-access journal published by University of the Western Cape in South Africa, publishing in english and french and xhosa. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 4,000 ZAR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 6 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- University of the Western Cape
- ISSN
- 2077-4907
- Country
- South Africa
- Languages
- english, french, xhosa
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 4,000 ZAR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 0
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://www.ldd.org.za
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2019-11-14
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 4,000 ZAR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 6 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
0
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
412
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
20
i10-index
43
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy10
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2025-12-25
- Added to DOAJ
- 2019-11-14
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Not declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 9%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 88%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Alternate titles
- Law democracy & developmentJournal of the Faculty of Law
- Source type
- journal
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Human Rights and Development
- Human Rights and Development
- Labor Movements and Unions
- Labor Movements and Unions
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
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- South African History and Culture
- South African History and Culture
- International Law and Human Rights
- International Law and Human Rights
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Comparative and International Law Studies
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Comparative and International Law Studies
- Land Rights and Reforms
- International Human Rights and Reproductive Law
- Corporate Law and Human Rights
- International Human Rights and Reproductive Law
- Corporate Law and Human Rights
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- African studies and sociopolitical issues
- World Trade Organization Law
- Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
- Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
- Corporate Insolvency and Governance
- Legal principles and applications
- African studies and sociopolitical issues
- World Trade Organization Law
- Corporate Insolvency and Governance
- Legal principles and applications
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Ombudsman and Human Rights
- Ombudsman and Human Rights
- International Labor and Employment Law
- Criminal Law and Evidence
- Criminal Law and Evidence
- International Labor and Employment Law
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- International Arbitration and Investment Law
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- International Arbitration and Investment Law
- Global trade and economics
- Global trade and economics
- Intellectual Property and Patents
- Intellectual Property and Patents
Keywords (DOAJ)
- law
- democracy
- socioeconomic development
- governance
- human rights
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