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Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy · South Africa · Est. 1932

ISSN2225-6253eISSN2411-9717

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.338

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.56

Total Worksi

2,585

Total Citationsi

24,116

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering; Mining & Mineral Processing; Metals and Alloys; Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology; Materials Chemistry.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1932

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,585

Publisher OrgAcademy of Science of South Africa

OA Since2014

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2225-6253 / 2411-9717

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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?

CLOCKSS

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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

117

792

2019

516

2020

1.3k

2021

309

2022

315

2023

217

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.

Metals and AlloysQ2

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyQ3

Materials ChemistryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Metallurgy & Metallurgical EngineeringMining & Mineral Processing

Scopus Categories

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering GeologyMaterials ChemistryMetals and Alloys

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mining Techniques and EconomicsMineral Processing and GrindingMinerals Flotation and Separation TechniquesMetal Extraction and BioleachingGeotechnical and Geomechanical EngineeringBelt Conveyor Systems EngineeringRock Mechanics and ModelingMetallurgical Processes and ThermodynamicsExtraction and Separation ProcessesTunneling and Rock Mechanics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Is Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: 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 Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy?

Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 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 1.02.

Is Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy?