About the journal
The Thinker is an open-access journal published by University of Johannesburg in South Africa, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 12 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 Johannesburg
- ISSN
- 2075-2458 · 2616-907X
- Country
- South Africa
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 356
- Declared review time
- 12 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/The_Thinker/index
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2021-05-06
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 12 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
356
Most recent article
4 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
12weeks
Works in OpenAlex
332
Last recorded publication year
2025
h-index
6
i10-index
4
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy11
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2025-01-28
- Added to DOAJ
- 2021-05-06
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- Internet Archive
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-09-21
- PKP PN
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 51%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 63%
- 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
- 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
- African history and culture studies
- African studies and sociopolitical issues
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- African history and culture studies
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
- African studies and sociopolitical issues
- International Development and Aid
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- International Development and Aid
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Nuclear Issues and Defense
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Nuclear Issues and Defense
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Decolonial Thought and Epistemologies
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Peacebuilding and International Security
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Local Economic Development and Planning
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Local Economic Development and Planning
- Higher Education Governance and Development
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Higher Education Governance and Development
- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Peacebuilding and International Security
- Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
- Global trade and economics
- Cinema and Media Studies
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Multilingual Education and Policy
Keywords (DOAJ)
- african politics
- african cultural studies
- african literature
- african sociology
- african studies
- african anthropology
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