Journal profile
Journal of Student Affairs in Africa
ISSN 2311-1771 · eISSN 2307-6267 · Journal of Student Affairs in Africa · South Africa
Journal of Student Affairs in Africa: impact factor 2.2 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 27 articles in 2025; the journal's website says submissions are paused or closed.
The journal's website says submissions are paused or closed: This journal is not accepting submissions at this time. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Student Affairs in Africa is published by Journal of Student Affairs in Africa. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Higher Education Practises and Engagement, Higher Education Learning Practices and Higher Education Research Studies, together about 40.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Student Affairs in Africa (JSAA) is an independent, peer-reviewed, multi-disciplinary, open-access academic journal that publishes scholarly research and reflective discussions about the theory and practice of student affairs in Africa. JSAA aims to contribute to the professionalization of student affairs in African higher education. It strives to be the foremost academic journal dealing with the theory and practice of the student affairs domain in universities on the African continent, and an indispensable resource for the executive leadership of universities and colleges dealing with student affairs, deans of students and other senior student affairs professionals, as well as institutional researchers and academics and students focused on the field of higher education studies and student affairs. JSAA is published twice a year by the JSAA Editors in collaboration with the University of Pretoria and the ESI Press. The editorial and peer review policy adheres to the Code of Best Practice in Scholarly Journal Publishing, Editing and Peer Review (Academy of Sciences of SA Council/ASSAf, 2018). JSAA is published online. Authors publish free of charge; there are no processing or page fees. Since 2017, JSAA is DHET-accredited in South Africa by the national Department of Higher Education and Training (SA-journals list and DOAJ list). Since 2023, JSAA is proudly included in the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), which is South Africa’s premier open-access, full-text journal database managed by the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf). JSAA is indexed and co-hosted by AJOL, DOAJ, ERIC, and SciELO, and indexed in ASCI Database, BASE, InfoBase Index, WorldCat Libraries, Sherpa/Romeo, and Google Scholar. Scopus and other indexing service subscriptions are currently being pursued. IBI Factor 2019 for the Journal of Student Affairs in Africa is 2.2. Please register on the website for alerts about new issues and opportunities. Please note: Due to a high volume of manuscripts under review and migration of the journal to UCT, JSAA is currently not accepting any open submissions. JSAA will re-open for open submissions in the course of 2027. Submissions in response to specific calls for papers (for guest-edited, themed issues) are welcome but they mus be made directly to the corresponding editor of that call. Consult past JSAA issues, JSAA announcements and the JSAA LinkedIn page for calls for papers. JSAA Editorial Team, 15 July 2026
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Teboho MojaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Africa 16, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1 (19 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences20.4%
- Higher Education Learning PracticesSocial Sciences10.4%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences10.1%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences7.4%
- Higher Education and EmployabilitySocial Sciences4.9%
- Resilience and Mental HealthPsychology4.6%
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences4.2%
- COVID-19 and Mental HealthPsychology3.7%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
ERICSciELOPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, AJOL, ASCI Database, BASE, InfoBase Index, WorldCat Libraries, Sherpa/Romeo
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.63OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 403 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 14 |
| 2024 | 32 | 32 | 35 |
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 66 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 125 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 307 |
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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
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-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 5,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted3, with length limits
- book review150-200 words plus about five keywords. Book reviews should be between 800 - 1,000 words. Competent reviews of key student affairs books are publishmain text ≤ 1,000 words
- letterdiscretion of the Editorial Executive. Letters to the editors, comments and critique of no more than 2,500 words, are also welcome and published at the discreti…main text ≤ 2,500 words
- reviewOnce a manuscript has successfully passed an initial screening by the Editorial Executive, it may be submitted for peer-review (if it falls within a reviewed ca…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Share-alike 4.0 International License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal. Authors are able t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Editorial and peer review policy adheres to the ASSAf Code of Best Practice in Scholarly Journal Publishing, Editing and Peer Review (2018). Model summary
The editorial and peer review policy adheres to the Code of Best Practice in Scholarly Journal Publishing, Editing and Peer Review (Academy of Sciences of SA Council/ASSAf, 2018).
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Journal of Student Affairs in Africa
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2311-1771
- Electronic ISSN
- 2307-6267
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 14, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Student Affairs in Africa
What is the impact factor of Journal of Student Affairs in Africa?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 2.2; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Student Affairs in Africa?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Student Affairs in Africa?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 5,000 words; Reference style: APA; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Student Affairs in Africa based?
Of the 19 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Africa (16), United States (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Student Affairs in Africa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Student Affairs in Africa is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists ERIC and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Student Affairs in Africa open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Student Affairs in Africa 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, Publisher website, 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: .