Scrutiny2

Aims & Scope

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.

The journal is aimed at an audience of specialists in English literary studies.

While the dominant form of manuscripts published will be the scholarly article, the journal will also publish poetry, as well as other forms of writing such as the essay, review essay, conference report and polemical position piece.

This journal is accredited with the South African Department of Higher Education and Training.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.00

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.113

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	12

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	28076

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Translanguaging, Decoloniality, and the Global South: An Integrative Review Study

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Chaka

• Minority histories, subaltern pasts

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Dipesh

• The half-caste and the dream of secularism and freedom: Insights from East African Asian writing

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Dan

• ‘Black atlantics’, ‘white Indians’ and ‘Jews’: Locations, locutions, and syncretic identities in the fiction of Achmat Dangor and others

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Loren

• Protocols for experiments in African science fiction

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Delphi, Mer

• Translating the nation: Phaswane Mpe and the fiction of post-apartheid

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Michael

• ‘Reading the referents’: the ghost of America in contemporary Kenyan popular music

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Joyce

• The possibility of ethical action: JM Coetzee's<i>Disgrace</i>

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Mike

• Truth and reconciliation in JM Coetzee's<i>Disgrace</i>

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Jane

• ‘Yes, I am giving him up’: Sacrificial responsibility and likeness with dogs in JM Coetzee's recent fiction¹

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Lucy

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