Journal profile · Social Sciences-Education
SOTL in the South
ISSN 2523-1154 · University of Johannesburg · South Africa
SOTL in the South: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SOTL in the South is published by University of Johannesburg. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Evaluation of Teaching Practices, African cultural and philosophical studies and Higher Education Practises and Engagement, together about 27.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Education
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evaluation of Teaching PracticesSocial Sciences10.8%
- African cultural and philosophical studiesSocial Sciences8.5%
- Higher Education Practises and EngagementSocial Sciences8%
- Decolonial Thought and EpistemologiesSocial Sciences7.8%
- Higher Education Governance and DevelopmentSocial Sciences7.3%
- Higher Education Research StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Innovations in Medical EducationMedicine4.3%
- Education during COVID-19 pandemicSocial Sciences4.3%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Q3 | 909/1698 | 46th |
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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 237 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 139 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 155 |
| 2024 | 27 | 27 | 133 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 126 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 77 |
| 2021 | 33 | 33 | 44 |
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 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | Yes | CC BY |
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 Johannesburg
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2523-1154
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SOTL in the South
How long does peer review take at SOTL in the South?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 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 SOTL in the South?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SOTL in the South is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is SOTL in the South open access, and what is the APC?
SOTL in the South 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .