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South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0257-1862eISSN2167-034X

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.272

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.332

Total Works

1,728

Total Citations

13,686

2yr Mean Citedness

0.58

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The South African Journal of Plant and Soil publishes original articles and commentaries on research in the fields of fundamental and applied soil and plant science. It publishes research on soil and plant sciences in agricultural production systems, including agro-climatology, forage science and horticultural research, with particular reference to South Africa.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,728

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0257-1862 / 2167-034X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

EcologyQ3

Plant ScienceQ3

Soil ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Agronomy

Scopus Categories

Soil SciencePlant ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsCrop Yield and Soil FertilityAgronomic Practices and Intercropping SystemsGenetics and Plant BreedingWheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology