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South African Review of Sociology

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN2152-8586eISSN2072-1978

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.264

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.547

Total Worksi

539

Total Citationsi

4,399

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

South African Review of Sociology publishes research on South African sociology and the study of society, through comparative and theoretical discourse. It welcomes contributions on subjects of comparative or theoretical interest relevant to the South African sociological community and beyond.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications539

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2152-8586 / 2072-1978

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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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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

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

Articles published

Citations received

205

2019

148

2020

2021

162

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Sociology

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

South African History and CultureLegal Issues in South AfricaGender Roles and Identity StudiesLabor Movements and UnionsAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ IssuesLGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyPoverty, Education, and Child WelfareAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive HealthHomelessness and Social IssuesContemporary Sociological Theory and Practice

Frequently asked questions about South African Review of Sociology

Is South African Review of Sociology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for South African Review of Sociology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 South African Review of Sociology?

South African Review of Sociology 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.52.

Is South African Review of Sociology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

South African Review of Sociology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.