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Journal of Law and Social Sciences

ISSN 2226-6402 · Directorate of Research and Graduate Studies, University of Zambia · https://journals.unza.zm/index.php/JLSS
Journal Trust Rating U · 26/100 — Insufficient data · checked 14 November 2026, 15:28 IST

Pillars

PillarPointsWeight
Identity & governance2 / 25 (12 unchecked)25
Editorial integrity9 / 25 (25 unchecked)25
Technical standing7 / 20 (9 unchecked)20
Preservation & access2 / 15 (13 unchecked)15
Reach & citation6 / 15 (2 unchecked)15

Checks and sources

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ISSN registered (ISSN Portal)BAD 0/8no record for this ISSNportal.issn.org
ISSN key-title matchesNA 0/3not checkedportal.issn.org
Journal website live and on HTTPSBAD 0/3HTTP 0 SSL certificate OpenSSL verify result: unable to get local issuer certificate (20)journals.unza.zm
Editorial board namedNA 0/4site not readable
ISSN displayed on the siteNA 0/3site not readable
Contact publishedNA 0/2site not readable
Publisher identifiedOK 2/2Directorate of Research and Graduate Studies, University of Zambiaapi.crossref.org
Peer-review policy publishedNA 0/7not checkedjournals.unza.zm
Publication ethics / malpractice policyNA 0/6not checkedjournals.unza.zm
Plagiarism screening statedNA 0/3not checkedjournals.unza.zm
No predatory-style red flagsNA 9/9not checkedjournals.unza.zm
Crossref member — DOIs registeredOK 5/5115 DOIs on recordapi.crossref.org
Crossref metadata completeness (current articles)WARN 2/6abstracts 86% · licences 0% · ORCIDs 0% · references 44%api.crossref.org
DOIs displayed as links on the siteNA 0/2site not readablejournals.unza.zm
OAI-PMH endpoint and Google Scholar tagsNA 0/3not checkedjournals.unza.zm
Registered DOIs resolve to a live pageNA 0/2not checked — no DOI check has been run for this journal
Articles on the site carry a registered DOINA 0/2not checked — no DOI census has been run for this journal
Preservation (Keepers Registry / archives)NA 0/6not checkedportal.issn.org
Creative Commons licence statedNA 0/4not checkedjournals.unza.zm
APC / fee transparencyNA 0/3not checkedjournals.unza.zm
Open-access statementOK 2/2open access declaredjournals.unza.zm
Listed in DOAJWARN 0/6not in DOAJdoaj.org
Indexed and cited in OpenAlexOK 5/5115 works · 183 citations · h-index 5openalex.org
Citation depth (h-index ≥ 5)OK 1/2h-index 5openalex.org
Other verified index / registry listingsNA 0/2none recorded

Method

The Journal Trust Rating is computed by Smart Scholars from public registries (ISSN Portal, Crossref, DOAJ, OpenAlex, Keepers Registry) and the journal's own website at the time shown. It is not an impact factor and does not assess the quality of individual articles. Methodology: https://institutions.smartscholars.in/methodology.php. Verify this certificate: https://scholar.smartscholars.in/check.php?q=2226-6402