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South African Journal of Chemical Engineering

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN1026-9185eISSN2589-0344

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.962

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.295

Total Worksi

915

Total Citationsi

13,849

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Chemical; Education; Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes; Process Chemistry and Technology; Catalysis; Energy (miscellaneous); Filtration and Separation.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive

Total Publications915

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1026-9185 / 2589-0344

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

2.5k

2020

1.4k

2021

116

2.4k

2022

126

2023

147

1.6k

2024

176

548

2025

155

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.

EducationQ1

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesQ1

Process Chemistry and TechnologyQ1

CatalysisQ2

Energy (miscellaneous)Q2

Filtration and SeparationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Chemical

Scopus Categories

CatalysisEducationEnergy (miscellaneous)Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesFiltration and SeparationProcess Chemistry and Technology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalBiodiesel Production and ApplicationsMembrane Separation TechnologiesNanomaterials for catalytic reactionsThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes

Frequently asked questions about South African Journal of Chemical Engineering

Is South African Journal of Chemical Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for South African Journal of Chemical Engineering: 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 Chemical Engineering?

South African Journal of Chemical Engineering 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 4.39.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of South African Journal of Chemical Engineering?