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South African Journal of Chemistry

Bureau for Scientific Publications · South Africa · Est. 1918

ISSN0379-4350eISSN1996-840X

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 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

0.254

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.488

Total Worksi

1,055

Total Citationsi

4,295

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The South African Journal of Chemistry publishes original work in all branches of chemistry. Contributions, in English, may take the form of research articles, short communications or critical reviews.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1918

FrequencyFour No. A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,055

Publisher OrgSabinet

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Bureau for Scientific Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0379-4350 / 1996-840X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

245

2019

269

2020

213

2021

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.

Chemistry (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Chemistry (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Inorganic and Organometallic ChemistryAnalytical chemistry methods developmentAnalytical Chemistry and ChromatographyChemical Synthesis and ReactionsSynthesis and biological activity

Frequently asked questions about South African Journal of Chemistry

Is South African Journal of Chemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for South African Journal of Chemistry: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Chemistry?

South African Journal of Chemistry 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 1.61.

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

South African Journal of Chemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.