South African Theatre Journal

Aims & Scope

South African Theatre Journal provides a leading forum for the academic discussion of issues relating to theatre, performance and the media, notably as these manifest themselves in Southern Africa and further afield on the African continent.

The journal features peer-reviewed articles on the history, theory and practice of the performing arts, as well as the methodology of theatre research and performance studies.

The journal incorporates theatre reports, book reviews, commentaries, and play texts.

Since it is a major aim of the journal to foster multi-cultural and inter-disciplinary studies in the field, contributions are invited from all engaged authors, irrespective of their particular institutional and disciplinary affiliations, or their specific theoretical and methodological perspectives.

Research articles published in the journal have undergone rigorous double-blind, peer-review after initial screening by the Editor for quality and fit with the journal’s objectives.

I would like to endorse the SATJ as a most valuable academic journal for Theatre Arts in South Africa.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.146

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	10

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	24827

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	11

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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.

• Principles for embodied learning approaches

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Marth

• Physical Images in the South African Theatre

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Mark

• WORKSHOP THEATRE AS OPPOSITIONAL FORM

  Citation: 15

  Authors: M.

• Expenditure-based segmentation of visitors to Aardklop National Arts Festival

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Karin, Elmarie, Riaan, Pierre-Andrè

• Skeletal (in-)visibilities in the city –<i>Rootless</i>: a video sculptural response to the disconnected in Cape Town

  Citation: 11

  Authors: N. Jade

• What really matters to the audience: Analysing the key factors contributing to arts festival ticket purchases

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Karin, Pierre-Andrè, Elmarie

• Embodied knowledge(s), embodied pedagogies and performance

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Marié-Heleen

• WOMEN IN SOUTH AFRICAN THEATRE

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Stephen

• Staging AIDS: Activating Theatres

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Marcia

• Popular Communication in South Africa: “Mapantsula” and its Context of Struggle

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Keyan

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