Historia

Historical Association of South Africa · South Africa

ISSN0018-229XeISSN2309-8392

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Aims & Scope

Historia , owned and published by the Historical Association of South Africa (HASA), publishes one volume (comprising two issues) a year. The publication dates of the issues are May and November. Authors are invited to submit original, previously unpublished research on aspects of southern African history, methodology, and historiography, as well as reviews, review articles, and contributions to the Historia blog.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish, Afrikaans

1st Year Published—

Frequencybiannual

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgAcademy of Science of South Africa

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Historical Association of South Africa

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0018-229X / 2309-8392

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Afrikaans

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

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Citations received

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Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

South African History and CultureAfrican history and culture studiesAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesLegal Issues in South AfricaArchaeology and Rock Art StudiesHistorical and Contemporary Political DynamicsHistorical Economic and Social StudiesSports, Gender, and SocietySport and Mega-Event ImpactsGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Historia

Is Historia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Historia: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Historia?

Historia is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is Historia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Historia is indexed in DOAJ.