About the journal
Digital Policy Studies 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 review time at DOAJ: 32 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
- 2791-3597
- Country
- South Africa
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 43
- Declared review time
- 32 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/dps/index
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2025-04-22
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 32 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
43
Most recent article
9 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
32weeks
Works in OpenAlex
48
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
5
i10-index
2
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy10
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2025-04-22
- Added to DOAJ
- 2025-04-22
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- PKP PN
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 42%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 74%
- 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
- ICT Impact and Policies
- ICT Impact and Policies
- ICT in Developing Communities
- ICT in Developing Communities
- E-Government and Public Services
- E-Government and Public Services
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
Show all subjects (50)
- Social Media and Politics
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Social Media and Politics
- Media Studies and Communication
- Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
- FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
- Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
- FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
- Media Studies and Communication
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Public-Private Partnership Projects
- Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
- AI in Service Interactions
- Economic Theory and Policy
- Economic Development and Digital Transformation
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Media Influence and Politics
- Local Government Finance and Decentralization
- Digital Economy and Work Transformation
- Public-Private Partnership Projects
- Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting
- AI in Service Interactions
- Economic Development and Digital Transformation
- Economic Theory and Policy
- Digital Economy and Work Transformation
- Media Influence and Politics
- Local Government Finance and Decentralization
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Translation Studies and Practices
- Income, Poverty, and Inequality
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Educational Games and Gamification
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Translation Studies and Practices
- Usability and User Interface Design
- Cinema and Media Studies
- Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Digital Marketing and Social Media
- Cinema and Media Studies
- Usability and User Interface Design
Keywords (DOAJ)
- digital policy
- fourth industrial revolution
- cybersecurity
- politics
- digital economy
- information technology
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