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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

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

202

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 181d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.245

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.332

Total Worksi

1,728

Total Citationsi

13,686

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

WoS, 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

Citations received

262

2019

363

2020

355

2021

168

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

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

Frequently asked questions about South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Is South African Journal of Plant and Soil a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for South African Journal of Plant and Soil: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of South African Journal of Plant and Soil?

South African Journal of Plant and Soil is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.58.

Is South African Journal of Plant and Soil indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

South African Journal of Plant and Soil is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.