South African Theatre Journal

South African Theatre Journal is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Arts in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Theatre and Performance Studies, South African History and Culture and Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies, together about 44.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

South African Theatre Journal provides a leading forum for the academic discussion of issues relating to theatre, performance and the media, notably as these manifest themselves in Southern Africa and further afield on the African continent. The journal features peer-reviewed articles on the history, theory and practice of the performing arts, as well as the methodology of theatre research and performance studies. The journal incorporates theatre reports, book reviews, commentaries, and play texts. Since it is a major aim of the journal to foster multi-cultural and inter-disciplinary studies in the field, contributions are invited from all engaged authors, irrespective of their particular institutional and disciplinary affiliations, or their specific theoretical and methodological perspectives. Research articles published in the journal have undergone rigorous double-anonymized, peer-review after initial screening by the Editor for quality and fit with the journal’s objectives. I would like to endorse the SATJ as a most valuable academic journal for Theatre Arts in South Africa. Prof N J Luwes Head of Department for Drama and Theatre Arts, University of the Free State, South Africa The South African Theatre Journal remains a leading source of critical thinking on South African Theatre and Drama and has become an indispensable part of my research, curriculum development and teaching. Dr Anton Krueger Playwright and lecturer, Rhodes University, South Africa SATJ is the leader in this field and is vital to keep people informed about this vital area of South African culture. Marianne McDonald, Ph.D. Member Royal Irish Academy and Professor of Theatre and Classics, University of California, San Diego, USA As a theatre scholar, especially one that pays attention to the representation of Africa in scholarly journals, I have over the years found South African Theatre Journal an invaluable tool in my research endeavours. Prof P J Ebewo, Department of Drama and Film, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa As a student and later as a Drama lecturer I found the South African Theatre Journal a most valuable tool for the study and the teaching of South African Drama and Theatre. South African theatre and the role it plays in this country (and the world) needs a new focus, in the profession as well as in academia, and specifically in the latter a powerful instrument like SATJ will be indispensable. Dr Johann van Heerden, Retired Theatre Lecturer and TV

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): THEATER

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Africa 6 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website

• CiteScore Q2 · 2025

Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website

Database indexing

ESCIScopusLetPub

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.

Impact

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

0.3Publisher website · 2026-10-01

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

0.3Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

0.5LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

0.5Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

0.13LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.13Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SNIP 2026-06

0.37LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

0.37Publisher website · 2026-10-01

h-index

14OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

36OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

0.34OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

10.81%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

14LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

22,000Publisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

Figures by source

Acceptance rate (publisher)

62%Publisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to first decision

90 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

First decision after review

103 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Acceptance to publication

61 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

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.

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.

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.

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

ISSN

1013-7548

Electronic ISSN

2163-7660

Latest issue on the website

Volume 37, Issue 3 (2024)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website