Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
North-West University
About the journal
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal is an open-access journal published by North-West University in South Africa, publishing in AFRIKAANS and DUTCH and ENGLISH and GERMAN. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 3,500 ZAR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 24 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- North-West University
- ISSN
- 1727-3781
- Country
- South Africa
- Languages
- AFRIKAANS, DUTCH, ENGLISH, GERMAN
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 3,500 ZAR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 1200
- Declared review time
- 24 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- https://journals.assaf.org.za/per/
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2008-09-24
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 3,500 ZAR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 24 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
1200
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
24weeks
Works in OpenAlex
1795
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
27
i10-index
163
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2020-07-21
- Added to DOAJ
- 2008-09-24
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- Portico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPKP PNPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 87%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 85%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Alternate titles
- Potchefstroom Electronic Law JournalPotchefstroomse Elektroniese RegsbladElectronic Law Journal
- 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
- Legal principles and applications
- Legal principles and applications
- Comparative and International Law Studies
- Comparative and International Law Studies
Show all subjects (50)
- Corporate Law and Human Rights
- Corporate Law and Human Rights
- Corporate Insolvency and Governance
- Corporate Insolvency and Governance
- South African History and Culture
- South African History and Culture
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Criminal Law and Evidence
- Criminal Law and Evidence
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Law in Society and Culture
- Law in Society and Culture
- Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction
- Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction
- International Human Rights and Reproductive Law
- International Human Rights and Reproductive Law
- International Law and Human Rights
- International Law and Human Rights
- European and International Contract Law
- European and International Contract Law
- Corporate Governance and Law
- Corporate Governance and Law
- Environmental law and policy
- Environmental law and policy
- Discrimination and Equality Law
- Discrimination and Equality Law
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- European and International Law Studies
- Public Procurement and Policy
- European and International Law Studies
- Public Procurement and Policy
- Taxation and Legal Issues
- Taxation and Legal Issues
- Artificial Intelligence in Law
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
Keywords (DOAJ)
- law
- legal development
- constitutionalism
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