Journal of Education (South Africa)

Aims & Scope

The South African Journal of Education (SAJE) publishes original research articles reporting on research that fulfils the criteria of a generally accepted research paradigm; review articles, intended for the professional scientist and which critically evaluate the research done in a specific field in education; book reviews, i.e. concise evaluations of books that have recently appeared; and letters in which criticism is given of articles that appeared in this Journal.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 4,500.00 ZAR. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Decolonising, Africanising, indigenising, and internationalising curriculum studies: Opportunities to (re)imagine the field

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Lesley

• Decolonising the university curriculum or decolonial-washing? A multiple case study

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Lesley, Petro, Labby, Sylvan

• 4IR in South Africa and some of its educational implications

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Nazir

• Towards decolonising a module in the pre-service science teacher education curriculum: The role of indigenous knowledge systems in creating spaces for transforming the curriculum

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Ronicka

• Conceptualising work-integrated learning to support pre-service teachers' pedagogic reasoning

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Lee, Carol

• The digital divide at three disadvantaged secondary schools in Gauteng, South Africa

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Grasia, Newlin

• Dialects matter: The influence of dialects and code-switching on the literacy and numeracy achievements of isiXhosa Grade 1 learners in the Western Cape

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Nangamso, Celeste

• Pervasive skills and accounting graduates' employment prospects: Are South African employers calling for pervasive skills when recruiting?

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Favourite

• On decolonisation and internationalisation of university curricula: What can we learn from Rosi Braidotti?

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Petro

• Introducing cooperative learning: students’ attitudes towards learning and the implications for self-directed learning

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Elsa, Sukie