Journal profile · LITERATURE
Scrutiny2-Issues in English Studies in Southern Africa
ISSN 1812-5441 · eISSN 1753-5409 · Taylor & Francis
Scrutiny2-Issues in English Studies in Southern Africa: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 145 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 43% (journal website); 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scrutiny2-Issues in English Studies in Southern Africa is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 4 of Literature in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are South African History and Culture, Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies and African history and culture studies, together about 41.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Literature and Literary Theory. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Scrutiny2 publishes innovative, rigorous, theoretically informed academic articles, interviews and book reviews that transect disciplinary boundaries between language, literature and cultural studies. Articles are in English, but we welcome studies dealing with all languages, literatures and cultures, celebrating the multilingual and multicultural Southern African context. All articles are subjected to rigorous double blind peer review. Metadiscursive reflections and short creative pieces (poetry and fiction) are welcomed. This journal is accredited with Scopus and the South African Department of Higher Education and Training.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LITERATURE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences18.3%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities15.5%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences8.1%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering6.3%
- African studies and sociopolitical issuesSocial Sciences5%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science4.9%
- Poetry Analysis and CriticismArts and Humanities4.3%
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ IssuesSocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Literature | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Education Research Index, Index to South African Periodicals, MLA International BibliographyPublisher 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
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.13Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.59Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 10,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 760 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
| 2024 | 32 | 16 | 21 |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
145 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 43%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 111 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 145 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 accepted6
- academic articlesScrutiny2 publishes innovative, rigorous, theoretically informed academic articles, interviews and book reviewsLength not stated
- book reviewsScrutiny2 publishes innovative, rigorous, theoretically informed academic articles, interviews and book reviewsLength not stated
- fictionMetadiscursive reflections and short creative pieces (poetry and fiction) are welcomed.Length not stated
- interviewsScrutiny2 publishes innovative, rigorous, theoretically informed academic articles, interviews and book reviewsLength not stated
- metadiscursive reflectionsMetadiscursive reflections and short creative pieces (poetry and fiction) are welcomed.Length not stated
- poetryMetadiscursive reflections and short creative pieces (poetry and fiction) are welcomed.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Scrutiny2 is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double blind peer review Model summary
All articles are subjected to rigorous double blind peer review.
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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1812-5441
- Electronic ISSN
- 1753-5409
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 29, Issue 3 (2025)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scrutiny2-Issues in English Studies in Southern Africa
What CAS zone is Scrutiny2-Issues in English Studies in Southern Africa in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Scrutiny2-Issues in English Studies in Southern Africa is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Literature. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Scrutiny2-Issues in English Studies in Southern Africa?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.2 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 0.2, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Scrutiny2-Issues in English Studies in Southern Africa?
The publisher reports about 145 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 43%. 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 Scrutiny2-Issues in English Studies in Southern Africa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scrutiny2-Issues in English Studies in Southern Africa is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Scrutiny2-Issues in English Studies in Southern Africa open access, and what is the APC?
Scrutiny2-Issues in English Studies in Southern Africa is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .