Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Kronos
ISSN 0259-0190 · eISSN 2309-9585 · University of the Western Cape, Centre for Humanities Research and the History Department · South Africa
Kronos: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 20 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Kronos is published by University of the Western Cape, Centre for Humanities Research and the History Department. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are South African History and Culture, African history and culture studies and Sports Performance and Training, together about 44.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Philosophy
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences20.8%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences17.9%
- Sports Performance and TrainingMedicine6.2%
- Photography and Visual CultureArts and Humanities5%
- Photographic and Visual ArtsArts and Humanities4.7%
- Sport Psychology and PerformancePsychology4.2%
- Cultural Identity and HeritageArts and Humanities4%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences3.5%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy | Q4 | 870/891 | 1st |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.81OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 391 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 71 |
| 2025 | 20 | 20 | 167 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 155 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 239 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 155 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 104 |
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
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-SA | |
| 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
- University of the Western Cape, Centre for Humanities Research and the History Department
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0259-0190
- Electronic ISSN
- 2309-9585
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Kronos
How long does peer review take at Kronos?
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 Kronos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Kronos is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Kronos open access, and what is the APC?
Kronos 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: .