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Southern African Journal of Environmental Education

EEASA, Environmental Learning Research Centre, Department of Education, Rhodes University · South Africa

ISSN2411-5959

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ DOAJ-listed52

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total64

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.168

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.437

Total Worksi

103

Total Citationsi

423

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous); Education.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications103

Publisher OrgAfrican Journals OnLine

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

EEASA, Environmental Learning Research Centre, Department of Education, Rhodes University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2411-5959

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2017

123

2019

147

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Q4

EducationQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)Education

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Environmental Education and SustainabilitySustainability in Higher EducationAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesClimate Change Communication and PerceptionAdult and Continuing Education TopicsInnovative Education and Learning PracticesEducation Systems and PolicyClimate change impacts on agricultureEducation and Critical Thinking DevelopmentInnovation and Socioeconomic Development

Frequently asked questions about Southern African Journal of Environmental Education

Is Southern African Journal of Environmental Education a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Southern African Journal of Environmental Education: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 64/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Southern African Journal of Environmental Education?

Southern African Journal of Environmental Education is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.168.

Is Southern African Journal of Environmental Education indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Southern African Journal of Environmental Education is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Southern African Journal of Environmental Education?