South African Journal of Science
Academy of Science of South Africa
About the journal
South African Journal of Science is an open-access journal published by Academy of Science of South Africa in South Africa, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 52 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- Academy of Science of South Africa
- ISSN
- 0038-2353 · 1996-7489
- Country
- South Africa
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 2315
- Declared review time
- 52 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- http://www.sajs.co.za
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2010-09-13
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 52 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
2315
Most recent article
2 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
52weeks
Works in OpenAlex
4177
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
81
i10-index
1297
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2025-12-19
- Added to DOAJ
- 2010-09-13
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- Portico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 80%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 85%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir wetenskapJournal of scienceJournal of science (OnlineSAJSSuid-Afrikaanse joernaal van wetenskapReport of the ... annual meeting of the South African Association for the Advancement of Science
- Source type
- journal
- NLM unique ID (PubMed)
- 0066654
Classification6
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Show all subjects (50)
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- South African History and Culture
- South African History and Culture
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine and fisheries research
- Biotechnology and Related Fields
- Biotechnology and Related Fields
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Higher Education Learning Practices
- Plant and animal studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
Keywords (DOAJ)
- life sciences
- social sciences
- physical sciences
- technology
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