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South African Museums Association Bulletin

South African Museums Association · South Africa

ISSN0370-8314

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.107

H-Indexi

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The South African Museums Association Bulletin (SAMAB) publishes peer-reviewed articles on museology. It promotes discussion, debate, dissemination, and exchange of information related to aspects of museology.

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General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

South African Museums Association

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

0370-8314

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

HistoryQ3

MuseologyQ3

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q4

ConservationQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

MuseologyHistoryArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Conservation

Frequently asked questions about South African Museums Association Bulletin

Is South African Museums Association Bulletin a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for South African Museums Association Bulletin: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of South African Museums Association Bulletin?

South African Museums Association Bulletin is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.107.

Is South African Museums Association Bulletin indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

South African Museums Association Bulletin is indexed in Scopus.