The Thinker is a peer-reviewed english-language open-access journal published by University of Johannesburg in South Africa, operating under an open-access model since 2013. The journal covers Social Sciences.
Authors publish in The Thinker 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, Publisher's own license license (see other journals using this license).
To date, The Thinker has published 321 articles. Articles are minted with DOIs through the prefix 10.36615. All submissions undergo plagiarism screening before peer review.
Keywords
african politics, african cultural studies, african literature, african sociology, african studies, african anthropology
At a glance
- Publisher
- University of Johannesburg
- Country
- South Africa
- Primary language
- English
- License
- CC BY, Publisher's own license
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer review
- OA since
- 2013
- Review time
- 12 weeks
- DOI prefix
10.36615- Plagiarism check
- Yes
ISSN
- 2075-2458
- electronic
- 2616-907X
Frequently asked questions
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2075-2458 (print) · 2616-907X (electronic).