''Acta Classica: Proceedings of the Classical Association of South Africa'' is an annual

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that covers all aspects of

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, including studies in

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and

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, as well as

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and

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themes. It is published by the Classical Association of South Africa. The

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is Martine de Marre (

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). According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), the journal h-index is 5, ranking it to Q4 in Classics.

History

The publication of the first volume of ''Acta Classica'' coincided with the retirement of Professor T. J. Haarhoff from the University of the Witwatersrand in 1958. The editorial committee was made up by Prof. F. Smuts (Stellenbosch University), Prof. G. P. Goold (University of Manitoba; formerly University of Cape Town), Prof. G. van N. Viljoen (University of South Africa), Dr. C. P. T. Naude (University of Witwatersrand), Dr. P. L. Nicolaides (Johannesburg), and Mr. B. L. Hijmans (University of Cape Town). The journal superseded the short-lived ''Proceedings and Selected Papers of the Classical Association of South Africa'', of which only two volumes were produced: First Issue: 1927-1929 and Second Issue: 1929–1931. Previous editors of the journal: Frans Smuts (1958);

Gerrit Viljoen Gerrit Van Niekerk Viljoen (11 September 1926 in Cape Town – 29 March 2009) was a South African government minister and member of the National Party. He was chair of the Broederbond from 1974 to 1980, Administrator-General of South West ...

(1959–1966); Henri Gonin (1967–1984); Ursula Vogel-Weidemann (1985–1996); William Henderson (1997–2004); Louise Cilliers (2005–2009); David Wardle (2010–2012); John Hilton (2013-2022).

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* Classics journals English-language journals Publications established in 1958 Annual journals Academic journals published by learned and professional societies {{classics-journal-stub