Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Old Testament Essays
ISSN 1010-9919 · eISSN 2312-3621 · Old Testament Society of South Africa · South Africa
Old Testament Essays: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Old Testament Essays is published by Old Testament Society of South Africa. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis and Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, Christianity, together about 53.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Religious studies. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
ISSN 2312-3621 Welcome! Welcome to Old Testament Essays, the official journal of the OTSSA. This website serves as a platform for the submission and peer-reviewing of articles. Since mid-2014, these processes are fully handled online. If you are new to this system, please read our guidelines and download our guides below; they explain the use of the system in easy terms. The Editor: Prof Hulisani Ramantswana Article Editor: Prof Jaco Gericke Book Editor: Dr Lerato Mokoena NOTE: You can read more about OTE's editorial policies and guidelines under the About tab. More Less
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Religious Studies
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Africa 3, United Kingdom 2, United States 1, Germany 1, Netherlands 1 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities37.6%
- Language, Linguistics, Cultural AnalysisArts and Humanities8.6%
- Religion, Theology, History, Judaism, ChristianitySocial Sciences7%
- Theological Perspectives and PracticesSocial Sciences5.9%
- Classical Studies and PhilologyArts and Humanities5.6%
- Pentecostalism and Christianity StudiesArts and Humanities4.3%
- Ancient Near East HistoryArts and Humanities4.2%
- Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityArts and Humanities3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| History | Q2 | 612/1936 | — |
| Religious Studies | Q2 | 261/760 | — |
| Archeology (arts and humanities) | Q2 | 208/462 | — |
| Language and Linguistics | Q2 | 537/1137 | — |
| Archeology | Q3 | 197/388 | — |
| Linguistics and Language | Q3 | 644/1221 | — |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,197 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 125 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 241 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 240 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 353 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 168 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 385 |
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 12 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | ZAR 5,000 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | ZAR 5,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | ZAR 5,000 | No | — |
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)
Article types accepted2
- articleArticlesLength not stated
- book reviewBook ReviewsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License Model summary
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 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 to enter into separate, additio…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal since 2015; back issues to 2008 on SciELOSA portal under CC BY licence. Model summary
Old Testament Essays (New Series) is since 2015 an open access journal with back dated issues to 2008 available on the SciELOSA portal under a Creative Commons Licence CC BY.
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
- Old Testament Society of South Africa
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- Xhosa, Southern Sotho, English, French, Zulu, Afrikaans, German, Venda
- ISSN
- 1010-9919
- Electronic ISSN
- 2312-3621
- Society / sponsor
- OTSSA
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 39, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- 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 Old Testament Essays
How long does peer review take at Old Testament Essays?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Old Testament Essays based?
Of the 11 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Africa (3), United Kingdom (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Old Testament Essays?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Old Testament Essays is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Old Testament Essays open access, and what is the APC?
Old Testament Essays is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .