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JOURNAL OF CONSUMER SCIENCES

SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOC FAMILY ECOLOGY & CONSUMER SCIENCES-SAAFECS · ZA · Est. 2024

ISSN3078-4050eISSN3078-4050

✓ WOS ESCI

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

Total56

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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.

Find the journal’s official page ↗Open the official JCR record on Clarivate ↗

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H-Indexi

Total Worksi

Total Citationsi

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of Consumer Sciences focuses on consumer behavior, education, sustainability, and food security, particularly within Southern Africa. It also publishes articles on consumer and family economic issues and those related to Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs), aiming to provide information on sustainable development in consumer studies.

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General Information

Country / RegionZA

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2024

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications46

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SOUTH AFRICAN ASSOC FAMILY ECOLOGY & CONSUMER SCIENCES-SAAFECS

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

3078-4050 / 3078-4050

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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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

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Food Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsConsumer Retail Behavior StudiesObesity, Physical Activity, DietFashion and Cultural TextilesChild Nutrition and Water AccessDigital Marketing and Social MediaTextile materials and evaluationsLiteracy, Media, and EducationConsumer Attitudes and Food LabelingHospitality and Tourism Education

Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF CONSUMER SCIENCES

Is JOURNAL OF CONSUMER SCIENCES a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for JOURNAL OF CONSUMER SCIENCES: it is indexed in Web of Science, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 56/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF CONSUMER SCIENCES?

JOURNAL OF CONSUMER SCIENCES 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 0.24.

Is JOURNAL OF CONSUMER SCIENCES indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

JOURNAL OF CONSUMER SCIENCES is indexed in Web of Science.