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SOTL in the South

University of Johannesburg · South Africa · Est. 2017

ISSN2523-1154

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total60

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.293

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.596

Total Worksi

230

Total Citationsi

627

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Education.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2017

Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications230

Publisher OrgUniversity of Johannesburg

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~25 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Johannesburg

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2523-1154

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2019

2020

2021

143

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.

EducationQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Higher Education Practises and EngagementGlobal Educational Policies and ReformsAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesSecond Language Learning and TeachingAdult and Continuing Education TopicsEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentOnline and Blended LearningHigher Education Governance and DevelopmentHigher Education Learning PracticesInnovative Teaching Methods

Frequently asked questions about SOTL in the South

Is SOTL in the South a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for SOTL in the South: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 60/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of SOTL in the South?

SOTL in the South is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.293.

Is SOTL in the South indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

SOTL in the South is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of SOTL in the South?