WoS SCIE Q3CAS 4区Hybrid

Journal of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Abbreviation (ISO):J. SOUTH. AFR. INST. MIN. METALL

Country: South Africa•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Identifier (ISSN):0038-223X(Print)/2411-9717(Online)•Articles / Year: 64

Clarivate IF (2026)Q3

1.3

↑ +0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

H-Index (2021)

31 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3

Self-Citation Rate14.3%

Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)

Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.

Volume & Open AccessHybrid

64articles/year

95.48% Gold OA•91.76% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts

Latest Max Score

Estimated (Dec 26)

Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.3)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year

Year	Max Score	Evaluation Details	Source
2026	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 1.3)	🔵 Computed
2025	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.9)	🔵 Computed
2024	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.7)	🔵 Computed
2023	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.9)	🔵 Computed
2022	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.64)	🔵 Computed
2021	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.807)	🔵 Computed
2020	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.643)	🔵 Computed
2019	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.467)	🔵 Computed
2018	1.50đ	WoS Q3(IF: 0.339)	🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

The Journal serves as a medium for the publication of high quality scientific papers. This requires that the papers that are submitted for publication are properly and fairly refereed and edited. This process will maintain the high quality of the presentation of the paper and ensure that the technical content is in line with the accepted norms of scientific integrity.

Primary Research Areas

Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering Mining & Mineral Processing

Official Website NLM PubMed Catalog

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Not indexed in SCImago / Scopus database

This journal is currently not indexed in Scopus or is an academic publication indexed exclusively in Web of Science (WoS).

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):

4区 (Zone 4)Materials Science

Minor Category (Specific Field):

4区METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING

CAS Early Warning List History:

Updated annually: 2020 – 2024

2020

Not warned

2021

Not warned

2022

Not warned

2023

Not warned

2024

Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed

Updating

Average time to first editorial decision

Online Publication Speed

Updating

Time from acceptance to online publication

Official Acceptance Rate

Updating

Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher

Open Access Model

Hybrid

OA publishing option or traditional subscription

Publisher

South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Publication Language

English

Frequency

Bimonthly

Editorial Address

5 HOLLARD ST, 5TH FLOOR, CHAMBER OF MINES BUILDING, PO BOX 61127, MARSHALLTOWN L, SOUTH AFRICA, 2107

Indexing & Databases

SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI

Category	Index	Rank	Quartile
METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING	JCRSCIE	66/97	Q3
MINING & MINERAL PROCESSING	JCRSCIE	23/35	Q3
METALLURGY & METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING	JCISCIE	62/97	Q3
MINING & MINERAL PROCESSING	JCISCIE	29/35	Q4