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Acta Academica

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SCImago
Q2
SJR
0.185
CiteScore
1.0
Categories
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Areas
Arts and Humanities
Social Sciences
Years of issue
2009-2022, 2025
journal names
Acta Academica
Acta Academica Critical views on society culture and politics
Publications
187
Citations
275
h-index
9
Publications
107
Citations
256
Top-3 organizations
University of the Free State
University of the Free State (30 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (14 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (13 publications)
University of the Free State
University of the Free State (10 publications)
North-West University
North-West University (9 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (6 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (95 publications)
Germany (9 publications)
Brazil (7 publications)
South Africa (38 publications)
Germany (5 publications)
Brazil (4 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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South African Journal of Philosophy
6 citations, 2.18%
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478)
6 citations, 2.18%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
4 citations, 1.45%
The International Journal of Qualitative Methods
4 citations, 1.45%
Phronimon
4 citations, 1.45%
Journal of Homosexuality
3 citations, 1.09%
Social Dynamics
3 citations, 1.09%
European Journal of Development Research
3 citations, 1.09%
Journal of Philosophy of Education
3 citations, 1.09%
South African Review of Sociology
3 citations, 1.09%
Gender, Place, and Culture
3 citations, 1.09%
Critical Arts
3 citations, 1.09%
Transformation in Higher Education
3 citations, 1.09%
Contours of Feminist Political Ecology
3 citations, 1.09%
Journalism and Mass Communication Educator
2 citations, 0.73%
Agenda
2 citations, 0.73%
Gender and Development
2 citations, 0.73%
Frontiers in Education
2 citations, 0.73%
Social Science and Medicine
2 citations, 0.73%
African Identities
2 citations, 0.73%
Geographica Helvetica
2 citations, 0.73%
Religions
2 citations, 0.73%
Education as Change
2 citations, 0.73%
Theoria
2 citations, 0.73%
BMJ Global Health
2 citations, 0.73%
Canadian Journal of Development Studies
2 citations, 0.73%
Journal of Intercultural Studies
2 citations, 0.73%
Sustainable Development
2 citations, 0.73%
Culture, Health and Sexuality
2 citations, 0.73%
PLoS ONE
2 citations, 0.73%
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
2 citations, 0.73%
Third World Thematics A TWQ Journal
2 citations, 0.73%
African Journal of Career Development
2 citations, 0.73%
Clinical Sociology: Research and Practice
2 citations, 0.73%
Gender Questions
2 citations, 0.73%
Philosophia Africana
2 citations, 0.73%
Educational Action Research
1 citation, 0.36%
Safundi
1 citation, 0.36%
Journal of Academic Ethics
1 citation, 0.36%
Nursing Ethics
1 citation, 0.36%
Sexuality Research and Social Policy
1 citation, 0.36%
Conservation Biology
1 citation, 0.36%
Sexualities
1 citation, 0.36%
Frontiers in Marine Science
1 citation, 0.36%
Ethnic and Racial Studies
1 citation, 0.36%
Frontiers in Psychology
1 citation, 0.36%
International Journal of Philosophy and Theology
1 citation, 0.36%
Zeitschrift fur Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
1 citation, 0.36%
Social Movement Studies
1 citation, 0.36%
Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning
1 citation, 0.36%
Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics
1 citation, 0.36%
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
1 citation, 0.36%
Geographical Review
1 citation, 0.36%
Journal of Literary Studies
1 citation, 0.36%
Qualitative Inquiry
1 citation, 0.36%
International Social Science Journal
1 citation, 0.36%
Politikon
1 citation, 0.36%
Development Southern Africa
1 citation, 0.36%
New Review of Academic Librarianship
1 citation, 0.36%
Energy, Sustainability and Society
1 citation, 0.36%
Men and Masculinities
1 citation, 0.36%
International Journal of Discrimination and the Law
1 citation, 0.36%
Curriculum Perspectives
1 citation, 0.36%
Journal of Sociology
1 citation, 0.36%
Journal of Happiness Studies
1 citation, 0.36%
Neophilologus
1 citation, 0.36%
Journal of Peasant Studies
1 citation, 0.36%
Higher Education Quarterly
1 citation, 0.36%
Internet Research
1 citation, 0.36%
Philosophy and Social Criticism
1 citation, 0.36%
Globalisation, Societies and Education
1 citation, 0.36%
Compare
1 citation, 0.36%
Sex Education
1 citation, 0.36%
Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry
1 citation, 0.36%
Contemporary Justice Review: Issues in Criminal, Social, and Restorative Justice
1 citation, 0.36%
Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe
1 citation, 0.36%
Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management
1 citation, 0.36%
Intelligence
1 citation, 0.36%
Journal of Human Rights Practice
1 citation, 0.36%
Journal of Money Laundering Control
1 citation, 0.36%
Journal of Modern African Studies
1 citation, 0.36%
Research Ethics
1 citation, 0.36%
British Journal of Psychotherapy
1 citation, 0.36%
International Journal of Sexual Health
1 citation, 0.36%
Journal of Human Development and Capabilities
1 citation, 0.36%
Analysis
1 citation, 0.36%
Geoforum
1 citation, 0.36%
Media and Communication
1 citation, 0.36%
Social Sciences
1 citation, 0.36%
International Journal of Human Rights
1 citation, 0.36%
Journal of Criminal Justice Education
1 citation, 0.36%
International Journal of Housing Policy
1 citation, 0.36%
Journal of the Knowledge Economy
1 citation, 0.36%
Journal of Psychology in Africa
1 citation, 0.36%
SAGE Open Nursing
1 citation, 0.36%
Journal of Business Ethics
1 citation, 0.36%
Cogent Business and Management
1 citation, 0.36%
Nations and Nationalism
1 citation, 0.36%
African Security Review
1 citation, 0.36%
African Studies
1 citation, 0.36%
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Taylor & Francis
80 citations, 29.09%
Springer Nature
51 citations, 18.55%
SAGE
21 citations, 7.64%
Wiley
14 citations, 5.09%
AOSIS
12 citations, 4.36%
Unisa Press
11 citations, 4%
Elsevier
7 citations, 2.55%
Frontiers Media S.A.
7 citations, 2.55%
MDPI
6 citations, 2.18%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
6 citations, 2.18%
Oxford University Press
5 citations, 1.82%
Emerald
5 citations, 1.82%
IGI Global
4 citations, 1.45%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2 citations, 0.73%
IOP Publishing
2 citations, 0.73%
Copernicus
2 citations, 0.73%
BMJ
2 citations, 0.73%
The Pennsylvania State University Press
2 citations, 0.73%
Cambridge University Press
1 citation, 0.36%
Duke University Press
1 citation, 0.36%
University of Illinois Press
1 citation, 0.36%
Stockholm University Press
1 citation, 0.36%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
1 citation, 0.36%
Indian Sociological Society
1 citation, 0.36%
Academic Journals
1 citation, 0.36%
Academy of Science of South Africa
1 citation, 0.36%
Virtus Interpress
1 citation, 0.36%
OpenEdition
1 citation, 0.36%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
1 citation, 0.36%
University of Johannesburg
1 citation, 0.36%
Berghahn Books
1 citation, 0.36%
Modestum Ltd
1 citation, 0.36%
Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie - Krakow University of Economics
1 citation, 0.36%
Cogitatio
1 citation, 0.36%
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University of the Free State
30 publications, 16.04%
University of South Africa
14 publications, 7.49%
University of Pretoria
13 publications, 6.95%
North-West University
13 publications, 6.95%
University of Cape Town
7 publications, 3.74%
University of Johannesburg
5 publications, 2.67%
Stellenbosch University
4 publications, 2.14%
Durban University of Technology
4 publications, 2.14%
Nelson Mandela University
4 publications, 2.14%
National Research University Higher School of Economics
2 publications, 1.07%
University of the Witwatersrand
2 publications, 1.07%
University of Venda
2 publications, 1.07%
Walter Sisulu University
2 publications, 1.07%
University of Zululand
2 publications, 1.07%
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
2 publications, 1.07%
Justus Liebig University Giessen
2 publications, 1.07%
Great Zimbabwe University
2 publications, 1.07%
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Kerala
1 publication, 0.53%
Tel Aviv University
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Bayreuth
1 publication, 0.53%
Pennsylvania State University
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.53%
Griffith University
1 publication, 0.53%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Fort Hare
1 publication, 0.53%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
1 publication, 0.53%
Central University of Technology Free State
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Ibadan
1 publication, 0.53%
Adekunle Ajasin University
1 publication, 0.53%
Robert Gordon University
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Ghana
1 publication, 0.53%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Augsburg
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Passau
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Kassel
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Siegen
1 publication, 0.53%
Leipzig University
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Erfurt
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Leeds
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Vienna
1 publication, 0.53%
University of East Anglia
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Sussex
1 publication, 0.53%
Federal University of Paraiba
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Novi Sad
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Gdańsk
1 publication, 0.53%
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
1 publication, 0.53%
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University of the Free State
10 publications, 9.35%
North-West University
9 publications, 8.41%
University of Pretoria
6 publications, 5.61%
University of Cape Town
4 publications, 3.74%
Nelson Mandela University
3 publications, 2.8%
National Research University Higher School of Economics
2 publications, 1.87%
University of the Witwatersrand
2 publications, 1.87%
Stellenbosch University
2 publications, 1.87%
University of South Africa
2 publications, 1.87%
Durban University of Technology
2 publications, 1.87%
Walter Sisulu University
2 publications, 1.87%
University of Zululand
2 publications, 1.87%
Great Zimbabwe University
2 publications, 1.87%
University of Kerala
1 publication, 0.93%
Tel Aviv University
1 publication, 0.93%
University of Bayreuth
1 publication, 0.93%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.93%
University of Johannesburg
1 publication, 0.93%
University of Fort Hare
1 publication, 0.93%
University of Ibadan
1 publication, 0.93%
Adekunle Ajasin University
1 publication, 0.93%
Robert Gordon University
1 publication, 0.93%
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.93%
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
1 publication, 0.93%
Justus Liebig University Giessen
1 publication, 0.93%
University of Siegen
1 publication, 0.93%
Leipzig University
1 publication, 0.93%
University of Vienna
1 publication, 0.93%
Federal University of Paraiba
1 publication, 0.93%
University of Novi Sad
1 publication, 0.93%
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South Africa, 95, 50.8%
South Africa
95 publications, 50.8%
Germany, 9, 4.81%
Germany
9 publications, 4.81%
Brazil, 7, 3.74%
Brazil
7 publications, 3.74%
United Kingdom, 6, 3.21%
United Kingdom
6 publications, 3.21%
Russia, 3, 1.6%
Russia
3 publications, 1.6%
USA, 3, 1.6%
USA
3 publications, 1.6%
Italy, 3, 1.6%
Italy
3 publications, 1.6%
Nigeria, 3, 1.6%
Nigeria
3 publications, 1.6%
Australia, 2, 1.07%
Australia
2 publications, 1.07%
Ghana, 2, 1.07%
Ghana
2 publications, 1.07%
Ireland, 2, 1.07%
Ireland
2 publications, 1.07%
Austria, 1, 0.53%
Austria
1 publication, 0.53%
Israel, 1, 0.53%
Israel
1 publication, 0.53%
India, 1, 0.53%
India
1 publication, 0.53%
Qatar, 1, 0.53%
Qatar
1 publication, 0.53%
Poland, 1, 0.53%
Poland
1 publication, 0.53%
Serbia, 1, 0.53%
Serbia
1 publication, 0.53%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 38, 35.51%
South Africa
38 publications, 35.51%
Germany, 5, 4.67%
Germany
5 publications, 4.67%
Brazil, 4, 3.74%
Brazil
4 publications, 3.74%
Nigeria, 3, 2.8%
Nigeria
3 publications, 2.8%
Russia, 2, 1.87%
Russia
2 publications, 1.87%
USA, 1, 0.93%
USA
1 publication, 0.93%
Australia, 1, 0.93%
Australia
1 publication, 0.93%
Austria, 1, 0.93%
Austria
1 publication, 0.93%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.93%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.93%
Ghana, 1, 0.93%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.93%
Israel, 1, 0.93%
Israel
1 publication, 0.93%
India, 1, 0.93%
India
1 publication, 0.93%
Italy, 1, 0.93%
Italy
1 publication, 0.93%
Serbia, 1, 0.93%
Serbia
1 publication, 0.93%
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