South African Journal of Philosophy

Aims & Scope

The South African Journal of Philosophy (SAJP) is the official publication of the Philosophical Society of South Africa.

The aim of the journal is to publish original scholarly contributions in all areas of philosophy at an international standard.

Contributions are double-blind peer-reviewed and include articles, discussions of articles previously published, review articles and book reviews.

The wide scope of the South African Journal of Philosophy makes it the continent's central vehicle for the publication of general philosophical work.

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

View Aims & Scope

---

Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.181

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	27

---

---

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

---

Subjects & Keywords

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

---

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.

• What is<i>Ubuntu</i>,? Different Interpretations among South Africans of African Descent

  Citation: 179

  Authors: Christian B.N.

• The Historical Development of the Written Discourses on<i>Ubuntu</i>

  Citation: 153

  Authors: Christian B.N.

• The end of ubuntu

  Citation: 146

  Authors: Bernard, Wenceslaus

• What is African Communitarianism? Against Consensus as a regulative ideal

  Citation: 123

  Authors: Michael Onyebuchi

• Just the beginning for ubuntu: reply to Matolino and Kwindingwi

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Thaddeus

• <i>‘This thing called reconciliation…‘</i>forgiveness as part of an interconnectedness-towards-wholeness

  Citation: 66

  Authors: Antjie

• Social Philosophy in Postcolonial Africa: Some Preliminaries Concerning Communalism and Communitarianism

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Kwasi

• Ubuntu as a Moral Theory: Reply to Four Critics

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Thaddeus

• Radicals versus Moderates: A Critique of Gyekye’s Moderate Communitarianism

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Bernard

• Transforming the African philosophical place through conversations: An inquiry into the Global Expansion of Thought (GET)

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Jonathan O.

---