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Southern African Humanities

Country: South Africa•WoS SCIE Quartile: N/A•Scopus SJR: 0.189•SCImago Rank: #22,620•Identifier (ISSN):1681-5564(Print)•Articles / Year: 8•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,548 USD
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate IF (2026)N/A
0.6
↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (Hirsch Index)
26

26 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRN/A
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
8articles/year
0% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2(IF: 0.6)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.6)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.2)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Southern African Humanities is a leading international peer-reviewed journal publishing original research, clinical updates, and reviews indexed in Clarivate Web of Science (SCIE) with N/A quartile ranking.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
History98.5%Geography95.4%Archaeology94.1%Biology73.4%Geology61.6%Paleontology54.8%Art50.2%Ecology46.1%Philosophy43.3%Law40.6%Political science40.6%Engineering38.7%Sociology38.4%Ancient history32.5%Computer science31.3%Visual arts27.9%Linguistics27.6%Physics24.8%Anthropology21.7%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #22,620Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2008-2024
Scopus Broad Areas:Arts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.189

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
26

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.41

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,548 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations9
3-Year Documents26
Citable Documents25

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate50.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q2
Cultural StudiesQ2
HistoryQ2
AnthropologyQ3
ArcheologyQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
2区 (Zone 2)History
Minor Category (Specific Field):
2区HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
KwaZulu-Natal Museum
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
AHCIPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCRAHCI
N/AN/A
HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
JCIAHCI
103/403Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

15 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
20250.2——
20241.1——
20230.5——
2021—348
2020—713
2019—719
2018—419
2017—425
2016—540
2015—579
2014—525
2013—10124
2012—350
2011—136
2010—454
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Southern African Humanities

WoS N/A
01122023202420250.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Record UUID: 90caa5cc-3d1d-4b6f-840c-951fc020a2e6
Database Updated: 2026-10-01