Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (all)
Acta Academica
ISSN 0587-2405 · Sun Media Corporation · South Africa
Acta Academica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 22 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Academica is published by Sun Media Corporation. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are South African History and Culture, African cultural and philosophical studies and Legal Issues in South Africa, together about 35.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences13%
- African cultural and philosophical studiesSocial Sciences12.1%
- Legal Issues in South AfricaSocial Sciences10.5%
- Multilingual Education and PolicySocial Sciences4.8%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences4.6%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences4.5%
- Historical and Contemporary Political DynamicsArts and Humanities3.9%
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,008 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 2 |
| 2024 | 73 | 73 | 75 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| 2022 | 45 | 45 | 71 |
| 2021 | 22 | 22 | 49 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Sun Media Corporation
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0587-2405
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Academica
How long does peer review take at Acta Academica?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Acta Academica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Academica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Academica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Academica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .