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Africa Research Journal

South African Institute of Electrical Engineers · South Africa · Est. 2005

eISSN1991-1696

SJR Q3✓ 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 ↗

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📊 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

0.3

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

776

Total Citationsi

1,833

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The SAIEE Africa Research Journal of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers is a peer-reviewed research journal published quarterly, covering research in all fields of electrical engineering. It is the only peer-reviewed journal in the local electrical engineering sector in South Africa. The journal initiated as the Transactions of the SAIEE in 1909 and covers all areas of electrical engineering (see: IEEE-designated fields ). In South Africa, it is listed as an accredited journal of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications776

Publisher OrgInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

South African Institute of Electrical Engineers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1991-1696

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous 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?

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Electrical & Electronic

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Human auditory perception and evaluationEarthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesBluetooth and Wireless Communication TechnologiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringWireless Body Area NetworksFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesAdvanced Wireless Communication TechniquesWireless Communication Networks ResearchLegal case studies and regulationsPower Line Communications and Noise

Frequently asked questions about Africa Research Journal

Is Africa Research Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Africa Research Journal: 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 Africa Research Journal?

Africa Research Journal 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 0.96.

Is Africa Research Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Africa Research Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.