Journal profile
YesterdayToday
ISSN 2223-0386 · eISSN 2309-9003 · North-West University · South Africa
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YesterdayToday: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 28 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
YesterdayToday is published by North-West University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, South African History and Culture and Philosophy, History, and Historiography, together about 51.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science and Education. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educator Training and Historical PedagogySocial Sciences31.1%
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences10.8%
- Philosophy, History, and HistoriographyArts and Humanities9.9%
- Historical Education Studies WorldwideSocial Sciences7.5%
- African cultural and philosophical studiesSocial Sciences5.3%
- African Education and PoliticsSocial Sciences4.5%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Peace and Human Rights EducationSocial Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 13OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 322 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 55 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 127 |
| 2024 | 33 | 33 | 142 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 107 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 92 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 90 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | ZAR 3,500 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | ZAR 2,200 | — | — | |
| LetPub | ZAR 3,500 | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Before you submit
Five checks before submitting to YesterdayToday
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, South African History and Culture.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Author guidelines ↗
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4FeesZAR 3,500 (DOAJ)Fee details
- 5Expected review timeabout 12 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- North-West University
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2223-0386
- Electronic ISSN
- 2309-9003
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about YesterdayToday
How long does peer review take at YesterdayToday?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 YesterdayToday?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, YesterdayToday is indexed in DOAJ.
Is YesterdayToday open access, and what is the APC?
YesterdayToday 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: .