South African Review of Sociology

Aims & Scope

South African Review of Sociology (SARS) publishes leading scholarship relevant to the South African sociological community and beyond, including original research articles, review papers, briefings and debates.

Relevance is not defined in a narrow way and contributions on subjects of comparative or theoretical interest are welcomed.

Moreover, the journal does not define 'sociological' restrictively, but as the study of society in the broader sense.

Prospective guest editors may direct proposals for special issues to the editors.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.6
2024	0.50

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.194

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	24

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21567

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	30

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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 Social Sciences, 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.

• Hegemonic Masculinity: Reviewing the Gendered Analysis of Men's Power in South Africa

  Citation: 101

  Authors: Robert, Rachel, Graham, Vijay

• Xenophobia, Criminality and Violent Entrepreneurship: Violence against Somali Shopkeepers in Delft South, Cape Town, South Africa

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Andrew, Laurence

• Nationalism, Bureaucracy and the Developmental State: The South African Case

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Karl

• Family in a changing South Africa: structures, functions and the welfare of members

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Monde, Ntombizonke A., Mokhantšo, Mohammed

• Suicides and the making of India's agrarian distress

  Citation: 37

  Authors: A.R.

• “Forced to Care” at the Neoliberal University: Invisible Labour as Academic Labour Performed by Black Women Academics in the South African University

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Babalwa, Qawekazi, Malehoko

• Reconceptualising engagement: a conceptual framework for analysing university interaction with external social partners

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Glenda

• Attitudes towards people with HIV/AIDS: Stigma and its determinants amongst young adults in Cape Town, South Africa

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Brendan G.

• Return to a Wider Vision of Social Policy: Re-reading Theory and History

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Jìmí O.

• From precarious lives to precarious work: The dilemma facing refugees in Gauteng, South Africa

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Ria, Pragna

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