Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad
ISSN 1727-3781 · North-West University · South Africa · active 2005–2026
Metrics
- Scimago quartile (2025)
- Q3
- Cites per paper (2y)
- 0.6
- SJR
- 0.179
- h-index
- 28
“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.
Data as of 18 October 2026 (venue index build).
Scimago Journal Rank 2025
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad is Q3 in all 2 of its subject categories.
| Subject category | Quartile | Rank in category |
|---|---|---|
| Law | Q3 | #734 of 1,141 |
| Sociology and Political Science | Q3 | #1,023 of 1,477 |
- Cites per document (2 years, Scopus)
- 0.35
- Documents indexed in 2025 (Scopus)
- 58
OpenAlex counts about 0.6 citations per paper over two years; Scopus, through Scimago, counts 0.35 per document. The two databases index different journals, documents and citations, so the figures differ. Neither is a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.
The quartile is the one Scimago prints for each category. Rank is the journal's position by SJR among the journals Scimago lists in that category (#1 is the highest); “—” means we hold no rank consistent with that quartile. The document count is what Scopus indexed that year, which can be lower than a journal's full output. Source: SCImago Journal Rank 2025 edition, from Scopus data (scimagojr.com, CC BY-NC).
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad is Q3 in all 2 of its Scimago subject categories (2025 edition; best category Law: Q3, #734 of 1,141), with SJR 0.179 (Scimago) and an h-index of 28 (OpenAlex). Listed in DOAJ, Scopus, PubMed.
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Responding time
- Submission to publication
- ~24 wkDOAJ self-reported
Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.
Indexing & access
- Indexed in
- DOAJScopusPubMed
- Access status:
- gold. Where this comes from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic — confirm on the journal’s own site, especially regarding any article processing charge.
- Article processing charge
- Article processing charge (APC): 3,500 ZAR per accepted article (DOAJ).
Scope
Frequently asked
Is Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad a predatory journal?
Our screening does not flag Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in DOAJ, Scopus, PubMed, which is a positive signal.
Is Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?
Per our venue index, Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad appears in: DOAJ, Scopus, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.
What is the impact factor of Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad?
Papers in Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad are cited about 0.6 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q3, with an h-index of 28. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.
What Scimago quartile is Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?
In the Scimago Journal Rank 2025 edition, Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad is Q3 in all 2 of its subject categories. By category: Law: Q3, #734 of 1,141; Sociology and Political Science: Q3, #1,023 of 1,477. Quartiles split the journals in a subject category into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad is cited about 0.6 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 28.
What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad?
The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad. The open equivalent is its Scimago quartile, Q3, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.
Is Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad open access?
Our index records its access status as "gold". Where this is derived from publisher-level signals rather than works-level data it is a heuristic, so confirm on the journal's own site — particularly if an article processing charge matters to you.
What is the article processing charge (APC) to publish in Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad?
Article processing charge (APC): 3,500 ZAR per accepted article (DOAJ). The exact charge can vary by article type and any fee waiver, so confirm the current amount on the journal's own site.
How long does Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad take to publish a paper?
Submission to publication for Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad takes about ~24 wk — DOAJ self-reported. Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own. We do not hold a peer-review acceptance rate for Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal/Potchefstroomse Elektroniese Regsblad.
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