Journal for Contemporary History is a peer-reviewed english-language open-access journal published by University of the Free State in South Africa, operating under an open-access model since 2017. The journal covers History of Africa.
Authors publish in Journal for Contemporary History without paying any article processing charge (APC) — making it a fully diamond/platinum open-access venue, supported entirely by its publisher or sponsor. Articles are released under the CC BY license (see other journals using this license).
To date, Journal for Contemporary History has published 860 articles. Articles are minted with DOIs through the prefix 10.18820. All submissions undergo plagiarism screening before peer review.
Keywords
african history, african studies, history, contemporary history
At a glance
- Publisher
- University of the Free State
- Country
- South Africa
- Primary language
- English
- License
- CC BY
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review
- OA since
- 2017
- Review time
- 53 weeks
- DOI prefix
10.18820- Plagiarism check
- Yes
ISSN
- 0258-2422
- electronic
- 2415-0509
Frequently asked questions
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What is the ISSN of Journal for Contemporary History?
0258-2422 (print) · 2415-0509 (electronic).