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Tydskrif Vir Geesteswetenskappe
ISSN 0041-4751 · eISSN 2224-7912 · Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns/South African Academy of Science and Arts
Tydskrif Vir Geesteswetenskappe: CAS Zone 4 · Literature (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.12; fully open access; 55 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Tydskrif Vir Geesteswetenskappe is published by Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns/South African Academy of Science and Arts 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 Legal Issues in South Africa, Lexicography and Language Studies and South African History and Culture, together about 37.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Language and Linguistics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): SOCIAL ISSUES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal Issues in South AfricaSocial Sciences15.5%
- Lexicography and Language StudiesArts and Humanities11.3%
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences10.4%
- linguistics and terminology studiesArts and Humanities5.8%
- Reformed Theology and GovernanceArts and Humanities5%
- Multicultural Socio-Legal StudiesSocial Sciences4.3%
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityArts and Humanities4.2%
- Biblical Studies and InterpretationArts and Humanities4.1%
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 | Social Issues | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Literature Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Literature | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Social Issues | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SSCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.12LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.11OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 50%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,820 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | 7 |
| 2024 | 52 | 52 | 6 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 68 |
| 2022 | 62 | 62 | 96 |
| 2021 | 87 | 87 | 126 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns/South African Academy of Science and Arts
- ISSN
- 0041-4751
- Electronic ISSN
- 2224-7912
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Tydskrif Vir Geesteswetenskappe
What CAS zone is Tydskrif Vir Geesteswetenskappe in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Tydskrif Vir Geesteswetenskappe is in Zone 4 of Literature, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Social Issues. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Literature. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Tydskrif Vir Geesteswetenskappe?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.12; CiteScore 0.4, h-index 14.
Which databases index Tydskrif Vir Geesteswetenskappe?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Tydskrif Vir Geesteswetenskappe is indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Is Tydskrif Vir Geesteswetenskappe open access, and what is the APC?
Tydskrif Vir Geesteswetenskappe is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .