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Lifeline · journals.co.za over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2008 · 2 registrar changes since Dec 21, 2016 · 1 registrant change since 2016 · last checked Nov 9, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageAug 16, 2008 – Nov 8, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described journals.co.za from Aug 16, 2008 to Nov 8, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2008Jul 1, 2008“SA ePublications - Portal for South African Online Journals and other Publications”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2008
Registrar
Internet SolutionsInternet SolutionsDec 21, 2016 – Jan 21, 2022Registrar Internet Solutions in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for journals.co.za, from Dec 21, 2016 to Jan 21, 2022.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)DomainsMay 28, 2022 – Jun 8, 2024
Registrant
Registrant recordsDec 21, 2016 – Dec 27, 2024Registration records for journals.co.za are held from Dec 21, 2016 to Dec 27, 2024 (32 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
No nameserver records held, Dec 2024 – Nov 2026No nameserver records held, Dec 2024 – Nov 2026Nameservers: CloudflareNameservers: CloudflareDec 21, 2016 – Dec 27, 2024Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (elma.ns.cloudflare.com, lee.ns.cloudflare.com) for journals.co.za from Dec 21, 2016 to Dec 27, 2024.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
Google Trust ServicesApr 16, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Google Trust Services issued 46 certificates for journals.co.za from Apr 16, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 24, 2027. The check on Oct 3, 2026 saw it, expired Nov 10, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 3, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (11)
Jul 1, 2008AboutUs record: “SA ePublications - Portal for South African Online Journals and other Publications”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2008
Aug 16, 2008 – Nov 8, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described journals.co.za from Aug 16, 2008 to Nov 8, 2013 (2 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Dec 21, 2016 – Jan 21, 2022Registrar: Registrar Internet Solutions in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for journals.co.za, from Dec 21, 2016 to Jan 21, 2022.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Dec 21, 2016 – Dec 27, 2024Registrant: Registration records for journals.co.za are held from Dec 21, 2016 to Dec 27, 2024 (32 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Dec 21, 2016 – Dec 27, 2024Zone file: Registration records listed Cloudflare nameservers (elma.ns.cloudflare.com, lee.ns.cloudflare.com) for journals.co.za from Dec 21, 2016 to Dec 27, 2024.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Current AboutUs record
Jul 4, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 9, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
Registrar Domains (IANA 1645) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for journals.co.za, from May 28, 2022 to Jun 8, 2024.
Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Lexsynergy LimitedNov 26, 2024 – Dec 27, 2024 (latest)Registrar Lexsynergy Limited (IANA 1466) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for journals.co.za, from Nov 26, 2024 to Dec 27, 2024.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Registrant changeNov 26, 2024The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Nov 26, 2024. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
1 registrant change, 2016–2024
Let's Encrypt
Jun 1, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026
Let's Encrypt issued 6 certificates for journals.co.za from Jun 1, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 28, 2026.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
May 28, 2022 – Jun 8, 2024
Registrar: Registrar Domains (IANA 1645) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for journals.co.za, from May 28, 2022 to Jun 8, 2024.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Nov 26, 2024 – Dec 27, 2024Registrar: Registrar Lexsynergy Limited (IANA 1466) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for journals.co.za, from Nov 26, 2024 to Dec 27, 2024.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Nov 26, 2024Registrant: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Nov 26, 2024. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Apr 16, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 46 certificates for journals.co.za from Apr 16, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 24, 2027. The check on Oct 3, 2026 saw it, expired Nov 10, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 3, 2026
Jun 1, 2026 – Nov 13, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 6 certificates for journals.co.za from Jun 1, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 28, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 4, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Nov 9, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Nov 13, 2026).
AboutUs's live check was blocked by the site's bot protection
Journals.co.za
Online Journals - SA ePublications - Electronic Publishing
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
not yet retrieved
Registrar and registration date not retrieved yet — we retry on every view.
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
Retained threat-feed result (recorded about 4 days ago); name-similarity check available (recorded about 4 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 4 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No MX and no DMARC (mild)
What journals.co.za said about itself, 2008
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2008
SA ePublications - Portal for South African Online Journals and other Publications
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
2008
First tracked by AboutUs (Aug 16, 2008); profile edited 2 times through 2013.
2026
Checked today — The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Nov 13, 2026).
– live check blocked the site's bot protection turned the check away Nov 13, 2026