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South African Computer Journal

South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists · South Africa

ISSN1015-7999eISSN2313-7835

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.2

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.746

Total Worksi

566

Total Citationsi

2,740

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

We publish papers on Computer Science, Information Systems and related fields. Papers of broader international interest are also published though the focus is on South Africa specifically and Africa more broadly. We particulary welcome quality submissions from less-developed countries.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 18 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications566

Publisher OrgSouth African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

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?

South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1015-7999 / 2313-7835

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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

2019

134

2020

2021

101

2022

151

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.

Computer Networks and CommunicationsQ4

Computer Science ApplicationsQ4

EducationQ4

Human-Computer InteractionQ4

Information SystemsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Information SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsComputer Science ApplicationsHuman-Computer InteractionEducation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Information Systems Theories and ImplementationBig Data and Business IntelligenceSoftware Engineering Techniques and PracticesOnline and Blended LearningSemantic Web and Ontologies

Frequently asked questions about South African Computer Journal

Is South African Computer Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for South African Computer Journal: it is indexed in 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 Computer Journal?

South African Computer Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.2.

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

South African Computer Journal is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.