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South African Journal of Geology

Geological Society of South Africa · South Africa

ISSN1012-0750eISSN1996-8590

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.482

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.546

Total Worksi

1,669

Total Citationsi

28,496

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Geology.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,669

Publisher OrgGeological Society of South Africa

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Geological Society of South Africa

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1012-0750 / 1996-8590

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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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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?

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

357

2019

2020

492

2021

104

2022

117

2023

107

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.

GeologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Geology

Scopus Categories

Geology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeochemistry and Geologic MappingGeological formations and processesGeological and Geophysical StudiesPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

Frequently asked questions about South African Journal of Geology

Is South African Journal of Geology a predatory journal?

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

South African Journal of Geology 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 1.17.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of South African Journal of Geology?