About the journal
Acta Academica is an open-access journal published by University of the Free State in South Africa, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 24 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- University of the Free State
- ISSN
- 0587-2405 · 2415-0479
- Country
- South Africa
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 1646
- Declared review time
- 24 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
- Official website
- http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/aa/index
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2020-06-02
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 24 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2025
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
1646
Most recent article
3 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
24weeks
Works in OpenAlex
995
Last recorded publication year
2025
h-index
23
i10-index
101
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy10
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2020-06-02
- Added to DOAJ
- 2020-06-02
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- PKP PNPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 8%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 13%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity1
- Source type
- journal
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- South African History and Culture
- South African History and Culture
- African cultural and philosophical studies
- African cultural and philosophical studies
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Multilingual Education and Policy
Show all subjects (50)
- Education Systems and Policy
- Education Systems and Policy
- African history and culture studies
- African history and culture studies
- Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
- Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Legal Education and Practice Innovations
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
- Critical Theory and Philosophy
- Law in Society and Culture
- Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
- Musicology and Musical Analysis
- Higher Education Practises and Engagement
- Law in Society and Culture
- Critical Theory and Philosophy
- Local Economic Development and Planning
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Human Rights and Development
- Local Economic Development and Planning
- Human Rights and Development
- Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Musicology and Musical Analysis
- Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Education and Critical Thinking Development
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Sport and Mega-Event Impacts
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Global Educational Policies and Reforms
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Global Educational Policies and Reforms
Keywords (DOAJ)
- critical social theory
- politics
- society
- culture
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