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Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering

South African Institute of Civil Engineers · South Africa · Est. 1993

ISSN1021-2019eISSN2309-8775

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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total52

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.263

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.516

Total Works

376

Total Citations

1,919

2yr Mean Citedness

0.53

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Aims & Scope

The Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering — ISSN 1021-2019 (print) and ISSN 2309-8775 (online) — which is an ISI (Thomson Reuters Web of Science) and SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) accredited journal, publishes peer-reviewed research papers on all aspects of Civil Engineering that are relevant/applicable to Africa, particularly to Southern Africa. It is distributed internationally and is published quarterly (March, June, September, December), and is controlled by the SAICE Journal Editorial Panel. The journal publishes research papers covering all the disciplines of civil engineering (structural, geotechnical, railway, coastal/marine, water, construction, environmental, municipal, transportation) and associated topics that are relevant to the civil engineering profession, and that preferably have particular relevance to civil engineering in Southern Africa and the African continent.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1993

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications376

Publisher OrgAcademy of Science of South Africa

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~42 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

South African Institute of Civil Engineers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1021-2019 / 2309-8775

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Civil

Scopus Categories

Civil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geotechnical and construction materials studiesConstruction Project Management and PerformanceAsphalt Pavement Performance EvaluationInfrastructure Maintenance and MonitoringStructural Load-Bearing Analysis