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Southern African Humanities

KwaZulu-Natal Museum · South Africa · Est. 1970

ISSN1681-5564

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.189

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

184

Total Citationsi

3,552

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Humanities, Multidisciplinary; Archeology (arts and humanities); Cultural Studies; History; Anthropology; Archeology.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 6 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2021)

Total Publications184

Publisher OrgKwaZulu-Natal Museum

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

KwaZulu-Natal Museum

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1681-5564

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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2021

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q2

Cultural StudiesQ2

HistoryQ2

AnthropologyQ3

ArcheologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Humanities, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyHistoryCultural StudiesArcheology (arts and humanities)Archeology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Archaeology and Rock Art StudiesPleistocene-Era Hominins and ArchaeologyArchaeology and ancient environmental studiesSouth African History and CultureAnthropological Studies and InsightsHistorical and Cultural Archaeology StudiesAfrican history and culture studiesGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesForensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology StudiesLegal Issues in South Africa

Frequently asked questions about Southern African Humanities

Is Southern African Humanities a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Southern African Humanities: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Southern African Humanities?

Southern African Humanities is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is Southern African Humanities indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Southern African Humanities is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Southern African Humanities?