Journal profile · EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
South African Journal of Education
ISSN 0256-0100 · eISSN 2076-3433 · Education Association of South Africa · South Africa
South African Journal of Education: CAS Zone 4 · Education (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.62; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 96 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
South African Journal of Education is published by Education Association of South Africa and is in Zone 4 of Education in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Education Systems and Policy and Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion, together about 32.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesSocial Sciences17.3%
- Education Systems and PolicySocial Sciences7.7%
- Collaborative Teaching and InclusionSocial Sciences7.3%
- Educational and Psychological AssessmentsPsychology5.7%
- Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentSocial Sciences5.3%
- Education and Critical Thinking DevelopmentSocial Sciences5%
- Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareSocial Sciences3.7%
- Parental Involvement in EducationSocial Sciences3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Education Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Education | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Education & Educational Research | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 0.62LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 753OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.09%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,569 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 49 | 49 | 7 |
| 2025 | 96 | 96 | 1,815 |
| 2024 | 87 | 87 | 217 |
| 2023 | 96 | 96 | 337 |
| 2022 | 84 | 84 | 440 |
| 2021 | 94 | 94 | 913 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 5,500 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | ZAR 5,500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | ZAR 5,500 | 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
- Education Association of South Africa
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0256-0100
- Electronic ISSN
- 2076-3433
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about South African Journal of Education
What CAS zone is South African Journal of Education in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, South African Journal of Education is in Zone 4 of Education, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Education & Educational Research. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Education. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of South African Journal of Education?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.62; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 78.
How long does peer review take at South African Journal of Education?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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 South African Journal of Education?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, South African Journal of Education is indexed in SSCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is South African Journal of Education open access, and what is the APC?
South African Journal of Education is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .