Journal of Legal Anthropology
Last updated ISSN 1758-9576
Journal of Legal Anthropology is published by Berghahn Books in social sciences. It is open access. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Journal of Legal Anthropology concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Law in Society and Culture
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Migration, Refugees, and Integration
- Sex work and related issues
- Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
- Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
- Regulation and Compliance Studies
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
Key facts
| Publisher | Berghahn Books |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 1758-9576, 1758-9584 |
| Subject area | Social Sciences |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | DOAJ |
| Articles published | 145 |
| Publishing since | 2008 |
| Journal website | www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/jla/jla-overv |
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