Verified Indexed JournalSocial Sciences & Humanities South Africa
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Explore Services Publisher: University of Johannesburg
Print ISSN: 2075-2458
Online eISSN: 2616-907X
Subjects: Social Sciences | Keywords: african politics, african cultural studies, african literature, african sociology, african studies, african anthropology
AJCI Impact Metrics
Calculated using a 2-year citation window with regional Africa-weighted multiplier
Discipline Rank#83 of 368in Social Sciences & Humanities
Bibliometric Provenance:
AfriJournal Citation Index (AJCI)
0.375
2-Year Mean Citation Rate
Impact (Excl. Self-Cites)
0.375
External Citations (100%)
Third-Party Attribution
Regional Rep Quotient (RRQ)
0.0%
Pan-African Authorship Share
Qualified (≥50% Pan-African Footprint)
Lifetime Citations
437
Verified Cumulative Citations
Journal h-Index
h-9
Mathematical Citation Depth
Citable Articles
79
Evaluated Catalog Articles
Historical Scientometrics Trajectory
Audited annual performance ledger tracking standard impact, self-citation exclusions, and publication output.
| Year | 2-Year AJCI | Impact (Excl. Self-Cites) | Regional Score | Citable Articles | Verified Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.375 | 0.375 | 0.431 | 79 | 45 |
All scientometric data is licenced under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).Primary Index Registry: AfriJournal Indexing Authority.
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Some Pitfalls of Decoloniality Theory
2021 • Vol. 8, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.36615/thethinker.v89i4.691
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and its Effects on Public Service Delivery in South Africa
2022 • Vol. 9, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.36615/thethinker.v90i1.1173
Xenophobia in South Africa
2022 • Vol. 9, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.36615/the_thinker.v93i4.2207
Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) In Africa: Challenges and Prospects
2021 • Vol. 8, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.36615/thethinker.v87i2.535
Higher Education Leadership in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
2020 • Vol. 7, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.36615/thethinker.v83i1.221
The Effects of the Covid-19 Outbreak on the Positive Development of Young People in Malamulele, South Africa
2020 • Vol. 7, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.36615/thethinker.v84i2.298
‘Lockdown Work’
2023 • Vol. 10, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.36615/the_thinker.v96i3.2674
South Africa’s Policy Framework for Higher Education Internationalisation
2021 • Vol. 8, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.36615/thethinker.v89i4.687
Googling the US Electoral Cycle, 2004-2016: South African Insights
2020 • Vol. 7, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.36615/thethinker.v83i1.230
The Rise of Fake News: Surveying the Effects of Social Media on Informed Democracy
2021 • Vol. 8, Issue 1Peer-Reviewed Scholarly PaperDOI: 10.36615/thethinker.v88i3.604
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