Editor-in-Chief Elect
2021-05-27
Katherine Malan joins the editorial team as Editor-in-Chief elect. She will be a regular editor up to taking office in time for the July 2022 issue,
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South African Computer Journal is on Twitter – follow @SouthComputer and retweet to get articles seen.
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iThenticate plagiarism checking
2020-08-11All submissions to SACJ are now checked for similarity to published sources using iThenticate.
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COVID 19 unpredictable delays
2020-04-03We hope all our readers, authors, reviewers and editors make it through this difficult time; we will try to keep operating to our usual schedule but can’t predict how things will go.
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SACJ on Twitter
2020-01-06South African Computer Journal is on Twitter – follow @SouthComputer and retweet to get articles seen.
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SACJ upgrade to Open Journal Systems 3.1.2.2
2019-12-02We have previously been running on OJS 2.x, which has had some limitations, e.g., only allowing ORCiD IDs to use http rather than https URLs. We hope the update will generally improve performance and functionality.
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Accreditation status
2019-02-14South African Computer Journal is still listed at Scopus. Read more about Accreditation status -
Please add an ORCID to your profile
2018-03-27An ORCID is a unique author identifier that is easy to set up an increasingly widely used – see https://orcid.org Read more about Please add an ORCID to your profile -
DHET recognizes SACJ’s Scopus membership
2018-02-05SACJ is on the latest list of accredited journals listed by Scopus, published by the DHET. Read more about DHET recognizes SACJ’s Scopus membership -
Submissions: PDF only please
2017-11-03Please submit any article that must he be reviewed in PDF. If it is accepted we will request an editable version. Read more about Submissions: PDF only please -
Submissions: PDF only please
2017-11-03Please submit all articles that must he be reviewed in PDF. If it is accepted we will request an editable version. Read more about Submissions: PDF only please -
SACJ revised paper templates
2017-04-11You can find revised versions of the MS Word and LaTeX templates at author guidelines. Please do submission for review in PDF format. Read more about SACJ revised paper templates -
Indexing by Scopus
2016-03-25As of 25 March 2016, SACJ has been accepted for indexing in Scopus. It will take a while before the content is indexed. Read more about Indexing by Scopus -
End of an era
2015-12-10A change to volume and number from 2016. Read more about End of an era -
Plagiarism
2015-07-20Reviewers have started complaining of finding plagiarism in papers so we have started screening papers before they go for review. Please make sure you understand what plagiarism is before submitting a paper. Read more about Plagiarism -
Entering the DOI world
2015-02-05SACJ is planning on allocating a DOI for each paper. You should from now on include a DOI whenever it is available in any references you cite. Read more about Entering the DOI world -
Online ISSN 2313-7835
2014-09-18SACJ has both a print ISSN 1015-7999 and an online ISSN 2313-7835. Read more about Online ISSN 2313-7835 -
Special issues
2014-03-09The ICT4D special issue call for papers closed with 12 submissions. Read more about Special issues -
Policy change: publication charges
2012-06-27As of 1 July 2012, papers submitted will attract a publication charge, to cover administration and typesetting costs, payable when the paper is accepted. Read more about Policy change: publication charges -
SACJ44 published on Web Site
2010-08-02SACJ44 was the last issue of SACJ also published on paper. Read more about SACJ44 published on Web Site
