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Scientific African

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2009

ISSN2468-2276eISSN2468-2276

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

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

0.609

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.109

Total Works

3,206

Total Citations

37,122

2yr Mean Citedness

2.54

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Scientific African publishes research on the application of scientific principles to address practical challenges. Recent articles explore the use of materials like sand and cattle bone ash for thermal energy storage and porcelain insulator production, respectively. Other studies investigate the impact of exchange rate dynamics on unemployment in emerging economies, the role of artificial intelligence in financial operations and risk management, and the effectiveness of control strategies for DC/DC converters. The journal also features research on dietary supplements for broiler chickens, thermal-hydraulic performance of heat exchangers, and ecological heterogeneity in West African landscapes.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

Annual Volume~ 528 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,206

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSSPortico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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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?

2468-2276 / 2468-2276

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

CLOCKSS, 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

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Times cited

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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.

MultidisciplinaryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Multidisciplinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Energy and Environment ImpactsCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesAgricultural Innovations and PracticesEssential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityEthnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesChild Nutrition and Water AccessHeavy metals in environmentStatistical Distribution Estimation and ApplicationsGeochemistry and Geologic MappingAfrican Botany and Ecology Studies