Open Access
South African Journal of Science
South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science
ISSN:
00382353, 03708462, 19967489
SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
1.5
SJR
0.373
CiteScore
3.2
Categories
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)
Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)
Areas
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Years of issue
1973-2024
journal names
South African Journal of Science
S AFR J SCI
Top-3 citing journals
South African Journal of Science
(559 citations)

Sustainability
(157 citations)

South African Journal of Botany
(118 citations)
Top-3 organizations

University of Cape Town
(288 publications)

Stellenbosch University
(284 publications)

University of the Witwatersrand
(275 publications)

Stellenbosch University
(128 publications)

University of the Witwatersrand
(114 publications)

University of Cape Town
(104 publications)
Top-3 countries
Most cited in 5 years
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Top-100
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Elsevier
2030 citations, 17.72%
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Springer Nature
1651 citations, 14.41%
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MDPI
1204 citations, 10.51%
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Taylor & Francis
1056 citations, 9.22%
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Wiley
863 citations, 7.53%
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Academy of Science of South Africa
436 citations, 3.8%
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Frontiers Media S.A.
321 citations, 2.8%
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Cambridge University Press
215 citations, 1.88%
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
159 citations, 1.39%
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South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science
157 citations, 1.37%
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AOSIS
148 citations, 1.29%
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SAGE
143 citations, 1.25%
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National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
126 citations, 1.1%
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Copernicus
120 citations, 1.05%
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
115 citations, 1%
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Oxford University Press
101 citations, 0.88%
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Emerald
95 citations, 0.83%
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American Chemical Society (ACS)
90 citations, 0.79%
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Hindawi Limited
89 citations, 0.78%
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IGI Global
84 citations, 0.73%
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IOP Publishing
70 citations, 0.61%
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
61 citations, 0.53%
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PeerJ
58 citations, 0.51%
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Social Science Electronic Publishing
49 citations, 0.43%
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IntechOpen
44 citations, 0.38%
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Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
43 citations, 0.38%
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Pensoft Publishers
42 citations, 0.37%
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IWA Publishing
41 citations, 0.36%
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Walter de Gruyter
39 citations, 0.34%
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Scientific Societies
37 citations, 0.32%
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The Royal Society
35 citations, 0.31%
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AIP Publishing
33 citations, 0.29%
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Geological Society of South Africa
31 citations, 0.27%
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
30 citations, 0.26%
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Academic Journals
29 citations, 0.25%
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Unisa Press
27 citations, 0.24%
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American Geophysical Union
24 citations, 0.21%
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Inter-Research Science Center
23 citations, 0.2%
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Scientific Research Publishing
23 citations, 0.2%
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BMJ
21 citations, 0.18%
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EDP Sciences
20 citations, 0.17%
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Trans Tech Publications
20 citations, 0.17%
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CSIRO Publishing
20 citations, 0.17%
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Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
19 citations, 0.17%
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Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
18 citations, 0.16%
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American Meteorological Society
18 citations, 0.16%
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International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
18 citations, 0.16%
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F1000 Research
16 citations, 0.14%
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Pleiades Publishing
15 citations, 0.13%
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
15 citations, 0.13%
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Annual Reviews
15 citations, 0.13%
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Virtus Interpress
15 citations, 0.13%
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Magnolia Press
14 citations, 0.12%
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Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
14 citations, 0.12%
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Research Square Platform LLC
14 citations, 0.12%
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American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
13 citations, 0.11%
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Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
13 citations, 0.11%
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eLife Sciences Publications
13 citations, 0.11%
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JMIR Publications
12 citations, 0.1%
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Mary Ann Liebert
11 citations, 0.1%
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Bureau of Scientific Publications of the Foundation for Education, Science and Technology, 10, 0.09%
Bureau of Scientific Publications of the Foundation for Education, Science and Technology
10 citations, 0.09%
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OpenEdition
10 citations, 0.09%
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American Society for Microbiology
9 citations, 0.08%
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King Saud University
9 citations, 0.08%
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University of Chicago Press
9 citations, 0.08%
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Optica Publishing Group
9 citations, 0.08%
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SciELO
9 citations, 0.08%
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SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
9 citations, 0.08%
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Brill
8 citations, 0.07%
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Veterinary World
8 citations, 0.07%
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North-West University
8 citations, 0.07%
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Canadian Science Publishing
8 citations, 0.07%
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A and V Publications
7 citations, 0.06%
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American Physical Society (APS)
6 citations, 0.05%
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Geological Society of London
6 citations, 0.05%
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Crop Science Society of America
5 citations, 0.04%
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Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia
4 citations, 0.03%
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4 citations, 0.03%
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Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
4 citations, 0.03%
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4 citations, 0.03%
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Southern African Wildlife Management Association
4 citations, 0.03%
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University of Johannesburg
4 citations, 0.03%
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3 citations, 0.03%
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Begell House
3 citations, 0.03%
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Universidade Federal do Parana
3 citations, 0.03%
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Geologists' Association
3 citations, 0.03%
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Geological Society of America
3 citations, 0.03%
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AME Publishing Company
3 citations, 0.03%
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Wageningen Academic Publishers
3 citations, 0.03%
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Forensic Science Society
3 citations, 0.03%
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Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc.
3 citations, 0.03%
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National Biological Information Infrastructure
3 citations, 0.03%
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Medknow
3 citations, 0.03%
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Oriental Scientific Publishing Company
3 citations, 0.03%
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Ubiquity Press
3 citations, 0.03%
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Japan Oil Chemists' Society
3 citations, 0.03%
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PAGEPress Publications
3 citations, 0.03%
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CAIRN
3 citations, 0.03%
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