Journal profile
Conspectus
ISSN 1996-8167 · South African Theological Seminary · South Africa
Conspectus: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 17 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Conspectus is published by South African Theological Seminary. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies and Christian Theology and Mission, together about 50.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Religious studies and Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities22.9%
- Pentecostalism and Christianity StudiesArts and Humanities15.7%
- Christian Theology and MissionArts and Humanities11.9%
- Contemporary Christian Leadership and EducationArts and Humanities11.4%
- Karl Barth and Christian TheologyArts and Humanities10.8%
- Religious and Theological StudiesSocial Sciences7.4%
- Theological Perspectives and PracticesSocial Sciences2.2%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities2%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 230 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | 23 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 42 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 56 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | 26 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
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
- Double 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | ZAR 4,500 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | ZAR 4,500 | Yes | — |
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
- South African Theological Seminary
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1996-8167
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Conspectus
How long does peer review take at Conspectus?
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 Conspectus?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Conspectus is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Conspectus open access, and what is the APC?
Conspectus is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .