Journals

Unisa Press

Unisa Press is the only university press in Africa with a book and journal publishing programme. This provides a unique platform for local researchers, while ensuring visibility for African scholarship around the world.

All Unisa Press journals are peer reviewed and most of our journals are accredited by the South African Department of Higher Education and Training. Unisa Press is an active member of the Publishing Association of South Africa and many of our Journal Editors are members of the National Scholarly Book Publishers Forum. Several journals are listed on major indices such as Scopus, Web of Science, IBSS and ScieloSA. Our journals are distributed internationally and our journal distribution partners include; Sabinet and EBSCO.

UNISA Press also has a co-publishing agreement with Routledge/Taylor & Francis. This innovative partners is devoted to showcasing scholarship from Africa in the global arena. All journals within the agreement, many published in collaboration with learned societies and professional associations, are provided with state-of-the-art publishing services for both print and electronic editions and international distribution and marketing.

The journals portfolio covers a wide range of subjects in the social sciences and humanities, and also in the natural and physical sciences. Quality, standing, and far-reaching interest are the hallmarks of journals in the co-publishing programme and additional titles are considered on a selective basis. A differential regional rate is available for each of the journals through UNISA Press.

Journal list in alphabetical order

	Africa Education Review Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS Co-published: Taylor & Francis		Africa Education Review is a scholarly, peer-reviewed journal that seeks the submission of unpublished articles on current educational issues. It encourages debate on theory, policy and practice on a wide range of topics that represent a variety of disciplines, interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and transdisciplinary interests on international and global scale. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS		Africa Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, publishes articles on current nursing and health related issues, and encourages those that exhibit innovative and quantitative research methods and approaches. It promotes debate, both theoretical and practical, on a wide range of topics and cross-disciplinary interests. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	African Historical Review Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS Co-published: Taylor & Francis		The African Historical Review (formerly Kleio: A Journal of Historical Studies from Africa) is an accredited, peer-reviewed journal with a long and distinguishedforum for histories taught in the Department of History at the University of South Africa and to promote the work of students and staff, the journal is now an international publication for high quality articles on a wide variety of historical subjects. history. Originally conceived as a research and teaching. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	African Journal of Employee Relations (Formerly South African Journal of Labour Relations) Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA		Formerly the South African Journal of Labour Relations, the African Journal of Employee Relations is a scientific research journal published by the School of Management Sciences and the Graduate School of Business Leadership of the University of South Africa. The journal publishes research in the field of employment relations. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	Africanus Not Accredited		Africanus: Journal of developmental Studies publishes articles on development problems with special reference to the Third World and southern Africa as well as politics and policy concerning intergroup relations. CURRENT ISSUE
	Agenda- Empowering Women for Gender Equity Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS IBSS Co-published: Taylor & Francis		At the forefront of feminist publishing in South Africa for over 20 years, the Agenda journal raises debate, probes, questions, challenges and critiques understandings of gender and feminism in its broad and complex diversity. Agenda prides itself on being at the cutting edge of feminist debate and gender analysis, and the journal provides readers with a fresh, challenging, stimulating and thought-provoking read. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	Commonwealth Youth and Development Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA		Commonwealth Youth and Development is a multidisciplinary biannual publication that seeks to promote understanding of, and impetus for, the empowerment of the youth which will enable them to play a crucial and constructive role in the development of their communities. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	Communicatio Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS ESCI Co-published: Taylor & Francis		Communicatio focuses on and seeks to publish original research articles of the highest standard and of special interest on South African and African communication contexts in different fields. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	Critical Arts – Journal of South North Cultural Studies Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS ISI IBSS Co-published: Taylor & Francis		Critical Arts examined the relationship between texts and contexts, cultural formations and popular forms of expression, mainly in the Third World, but after the 1994 transition in South Africa Critical Arts repositioned itself in the South-North and East-West nexus focusing on developing transdisciplinary epistemologies. Critical Arts ' authors are Africans debating Africa with the rest; and the rest debating Africa and the South and with each other. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	de arte Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Co-published: Taylor & Francis		de arte publishes articles on original research in the visual arts, art history, art criticism and related disciplines. This policy is aimed at making the journal representative of a variety of viewpoints and emphasises its interdisciplinary approach. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	Economic History of Developing Regions Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: IBSS Co-published: Taylor & Francis		Economic History of Developing Regions promotes the study of economic change in the developing South, including Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East. It provides an innovative research forum that explores the influence of historical events on economic development beyond the industrialized North. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	Education as Change Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS ISI Scielo		Education as Change is an accredited, peer reviewed scholarly journal that publishes original articles reflecting critically on issues of equality in education and on the ways in which educational practices contribute to transformation in non-formal, formal and informal contexts. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	English Academy Review Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS Co-published: Taylor & Francis		The English Academy Review: A Journal of English Studies (EAR) is the journal of the English Academy of Southern Africa. In line with the Academy’s vision of promoting effective English as a vital resource and of respecting Africa’s diverse linguistic ecology, it welcomes submissions on language as well as educational, philosophical and literary topics from Southern Africa and across the globe. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	English Studies in Africa Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS ISI Co-published: Taylor & Francis		English Studies in Africa has published a number of key interventions in literary studies. The journal has emphasized, as its name attests, the study of world literature in English within African contexts, at the same time as it set about promoting the study of African literature worldwide. Its founding editors clearly wished to establish a conduit between Anglo-American and Southern African literary studies, and this ethos persists, though in a revised form. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	Gender Questions Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA		Gender Questions is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed research journal that publishes high quality articles on all aspects of gender studies, including feminist research, masculinity studies and studies into alternative sexualities. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	Imbizo Not Accredited		Imbizo: International Journal of African Literary and Comparative Studies is a scholarly and peer-reviewed journal of the department of English studies at the University of South Africa. The journal aims to foster critical debates on African Literary Theory, cultural studies, history and popular culture. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS IBSS Co-published: Taylor & Francis		International Journal of African Renaissance Studies (IJARS) is a forum for scholarship on the challenges facing Africa today and seeks to promote research, policy analyses and teaching that locate African people at the centre of the development agenda. The journal covers multi-, inter- and transdisciplinary approaches in examining the African Renaissance and the repositioning of Africa within the world system. It is committed to producing and using knowledge to empower and strengthen Africa, its people and its Diaspora. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	International Journal of Educational Development in Africa Not Accredited		International Journal of Educational Development in Africa welcomes papers on African education particularly relevant to key theories of development about human capital, modernisation, politics, democratisation, capabilities, social reproduction, inequalities, dependencies, marginalisation, read more JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	Journal of Early Christian History Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, Listed on: -ESCI Co-published: Taylor & Francis		The Journal of Early Christian History aims to contribute to scholarship in early Christian and Byzantine studies by publishing high quality research articles, review articles and book reviews. The journal aspires to approach the field of early Christian and Byzantine studies from new perspectives, welcoming studies incorporating various methodologies, contextual trajectories and interdisciplinary research. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	Journal of Law, Society and Development Not Accredited		The Journal of Law, Society and Development seeks to address various socio-economic, legal and political research issues, such as democracy and society, to find its proper niche and its feet in order to help the community it serves to understand these issues. It also aims to forge a path towards inclusive epistemological read more. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	Journal of Literary Studies Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS Co-published: Taylor & Francis		The Journal of Literary Studies publishes and globally disseminates original and cutting-edge research informed by Literary and Cultural Theory. The Journal is an independent quarterly publication owned and published by the South African Literary Society in partnership with Unisa Press and Taylor & Francis. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	Journal for Semitics Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA		The Journal for Semitics is published by the Southern African Society for Near Eastern Studies (SASNES). The journal is published twice annually. Journal for Semitics is an accredited journal of the Department of Education. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	Language Matters Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS, ISI Co-published: Taylor & Francis		The purpose of Language Matters is to provide a journal of international standing with a unique African flavour focusing on multilingualism in Africa. Although the journal contributes to the language debate on all African languages, sub-Saharan Africa and issues related to multilingualism in the southern African context are the journal’s specific domains. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	Latin American Report Not Accredited		Latin American Report an interdisciplinary journal of research and commentary relating to Latin America. Its purpose is to promote scholarly understanding of and general information about that Continent. It features research articles, commentaries, interviews, news and information, reports and book reviews. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	Mousaion Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA		Mousaion. General and research articles on Library and Information Science are published in this journal. It also contains bibliographical information relevant to postgraduate research in South Africa. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	Muziki Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS ESCI Co-published: Taylor & Francis		Focused primarily on African music research, Muziki: Journal of Music Research in Africa welcomes scholarly articles and reviews of books, music, and recordings related to musical theory and practice of the African continent and beyond. We aim to provide a platform for established and emerging scholars in the fields of performance practice, ethnomusicology, and ‘traditional’ musicology as well as jazz and popular music studies encompassing diverse aspects of local, diasporic, and global research. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	New Voices in Psychology Not Accredited		New Voices in Psychology is a peer-reviewed journal, aimed to nurture the work of young researchers and to encourage the development of new ideas in the discipline. Submissions are accepted from all over the world but the emphasis is on working with post-graduate students and young academics from Africa. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	Oral History Journal of South Africa Not Accredited		Oral History Journal of South Africa creates space for academics in collaboration with oral history practioners, archivists and librarians to publish scientific papers in the field of oral history. The focus of the journal is on the methods of oral history research as well as the results or oral history research done in and on southern Africa read more JOUNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	Philosophical Papers Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS ISI		Philosophical Papers is an international, generalist journal of philosophy edited in South Africa. Articles appearing in regular issues are original, high-quality, and stand-alone, and are written for the general professional philosopher. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	Phronimon Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: Scielo		Phronimon publishes original scientifically justifiable contributions (articles, discussions of articles previously published and book reviews) within the field of Philosophy and the Humanities, although contributions within the field of Greek Philosophy and Greek studies will receive priority. read more JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	Politeia Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA		Politeia publishes articles on political science, public administration, municipal government and administration, international politics and strategic studies. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	Progressio Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA		Progressio: South African Journal for Open and Distance Learning Practice is a fully accredited, double-blind peer reviewed journal that provides an opportunity for researchers and practitioners in open, distance and e-learning to publish their articles. As the name suggests, the focus of Progressio is on research on the phenomenon and practice of open, distance and e-learning. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	Scrutiny2 Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS ESCI Co-published: Taylor & Francis		scrutiny2 is a double blind peer-reviewed journal that publishes original manuscripts on theoretical and practical concerns in English literary studies in southern Africa, particularly tertiary education. Uniquely southern African approaches to southern African concerns are sought, although manuscripts of a more general nature will be considered JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	South African Historical Journal Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS ISI IBSS Co-published: Taylor & Francis		The South African Historical Journal is fully accredited; peer reviewed and internationally regarded as a premier history journal published in South Africa, promoting significant historical scholarship on the country as well as the southern African region. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	South African Review of Sociology Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS IBSS		South African Review of Sociology (SARS) publishes leading scholarship relevant to the South African sociological community and beyond, including original research articles, review papers, briefings and debates. Relevance is not defined in a narrow way and contributions on subjects of comparative or theoretical interest are welcomed. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	Southern African Business Review Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA		The Southern African Business Review is a refereed and scientific research journal of the College of Economic and Management Sciences of the University of South Africa. It aims to enhance scholarly research and publication in the fields of the economic and management sciences. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA		Southern African Journal for Folklore Studies publishes original scientific articles pertaining to folklore studies and research. Research articles, theoretical papers, critical reviews and case studies will be considered for publication. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA		Southern African Journal of Social Work and Social Development formerly The Social Work Practitioner-Researcher is a refereed interdisciplinary journal for social workers and social service professionals concerned with the advancement of the theory and practice of social work and social development in Africa and in a changing global world. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	Southern African Public Law Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA		SAPL aims to provide academics and intellectuals from Southern Africa and Africa in general a forum for discursive deliberation and debate on matters relating to public law. The journal welcomes contributions dealing with topics in constitutional and administrative law, legal philosophy, legal and constitutional theory, law and government law and closely related fields. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	Studia Historiae Eclesiasticae Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: Scielo		Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae publishes articles in the discipline of Church History/History of Christianity with an African/ South African perspective. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE
	Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa Accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training, RSA Listed on: SCOPUS		Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, published on behalf of the Royal Society of South Africa since 1908, comprises a rich archive of original scientific research in and beyond South Africa. Since 1878, when it was founded as Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society, the Journal’s strength has lain in its multi- and inter-disciplinary orientation, which is aimed at ‘promoting the improvement and diffusion of science in all its branches’ (original Charter). JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE

	TricTrac Not Accredited		The purpose of Trictrac: Journal of World mythology and Folklore/ Revue de Mythologie Mondiale et de Folklore is to foster cultural and intellectual exchange at the highest level among scholars from various fields on the subjects of mythology and folklore. It is published once a year. Contributions may be either in English or French. JOURNAL SCOPE CURRENT ISSUE