South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 02571862, 2167034X
SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
1.1
SJR
0.296
CiteScore
1.9
Categories
Ecology
Plant Science
Soil Science
Areas
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Environmental Science
Years of issue
1984-2025
journal names
South African Journal of Plant and Soil
S AFR J PLANT SOIL
Publications
1 627
Citations
8 410
h-index
28
Publications
166
Citations
4 116
Top-3 citing journals
Agronomy
Agronomy (188 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of the Free State
University of the Free State (244 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (215 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (156 publications)
University of the Free State
University of the Free State (37 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (33 publications)
University of KwaZulu-Natal
University of KwaZulu-Natal (25 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (1383 publications)
Zimbabwe (43 publications)
USA (38 publications)
South Africa (127 publications)
Zimbabwe (12 publications)
Ethiopia (10 publications)

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28 citations, 0.33%
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28 citations, 0.33%
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27 citations, 0.32%
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27 citations, 0.32%
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27 citations, 0.32%
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25 citations, 0.3%
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25 citations, 0.3%
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25 citations, 0.3%
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24 citations, 0.29%
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22 citations, 0.26%
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22 citations, 0.26%
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22 citations, 0.26%
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22 citations, 0.26%
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22 citations, 0.26%
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22 citations, 0.26%
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21 citations, 0.25%
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21 citations, 0.25%
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Taylor & Francis
1786 citations, 21.24%
Elsevier
1588 citations, 18.88%
Springer Nature
1278 citations, 15.2%
MDPI
781 citations, 9.29%
Wiley
612 citations, 7.28%
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105 citations, 1.25%
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105 citations, 1.25%
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72 citations, 0.86%
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64 citations, 0.76%
International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)
62 citations, 0.74%
Oxford University Press
61 citations, 0.73%
SciELO
60 citations, 0.71%
Hindawi Limited
53 citations, 0.63%
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Academic Journals
52 citations, 0.62%
IOP Publishing
41 citations, 0.49%
Walter de Gruyter
35 citations, 0.42%
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30 citations, 0.36%
Canadian Science Publishing
29 citations, 0.34%
Academy of Science of South Africa
29 citations, 0.34%
SAGE
27 citations, 0.32%
Gabonatermesztesi Kutato Kozhasznu Tarsasag/Cereal Research Non-Profit Company
26 citations, 0.31%
Science Alert
24 citations, 0.29%
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24 citations, 0.29%
American Society for Horticultural Science
23 citations, 0.27%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
22 citations, 0.26%
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18 citations, 0.21%
Entomological Society of America
17 citations, 0.2%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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13 citations, 0.15%
South African Assn. For The Advancement Of Science
13 citations, 0.15%
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