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Southern Journal for Contemporary History

University of the Free State · South Africa · Est. 2002

ISSN2415-0509

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.18

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.009

Total Worksi

854

Total Citationsi

1,317

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.53

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications854

Publisher OrgUniversity of the Free State

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of the Free State

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2415-0509

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

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2025

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.

HistoryQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

South African History and CultureAfrican history and culture studiesAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesLegal Issues in South AfricaReformed Theology and GovernanceMilitary, Security, and Education StudiesArchaeology and Rock Art StudiesGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesInternational Development and Aid

Frequently asked questions about Southern Journal for Contemporary History

Is Southern Journal for Contemporary History a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Southern Journal for Contemporary History: it is indexed in 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 Southern Journal for Contemporary History?

Southern Journal for Contemporary History is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.18.

Is Southern Journal for Contemporary History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Southern Journal for Contemporary History is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Southern Journal for Contemporary History?