About the journal
Southern African Field Archaeology is an open-access journal published by UJ Press in South Africa, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,150 EUR. Declared review time at DOAJ: 20 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- UJ Press
- ISSN
- 1019-5785 · 2789-1844
- Country
- South Africa
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 1,150 EUR
- Articles in DOAJ
- 39
- Declared review time
- 20 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/safa/index
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2025-04-22
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 1,150 EUR
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 20 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
39
Most recent article
last month
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
20weeks
Works in OpenAlex
44
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
4
i10-index
2
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy11
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2025-04-22
- Added to DOAJ
- 2025-04-22
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- Yes
- Declared digital preservation
- PKP PN
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- PKP PNPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 15%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 67%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity1
- Source type
- journal
Classification2
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
Show all subjects (50)
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- South African History and Culture
- South African History and Culture
- Geological formations and processes
- Geological formations and processes
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Morphological variations and asymmetry
- Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation
- Aeolian processes and effects
- Geological and Geophysical Studies
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
Keywords (DOAJ)
- field archaeology
- palaeo-research
- palaeontology
- geography
- archaeology
- science
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