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Inactive/Discontinued
Coverage
2008 (also 1996–2006, 1993, 1969–1991)
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Journal
Open access
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Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
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ISSN 0038-223XVerify ISSN ↗
Publisher: South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
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Is Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (2008 (also 1996–2006, 1993, 1969–1991)).
What is the impact factor of Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy?
Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
Who publishes Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and what is its ISSN?
Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy is published by South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Its ISSN is 0038-223X.
Is Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy for 36 years, between 1969 and 2008, with 4 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2008, 18 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
How well cited is Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy has an h-index of 52 and a 2-year mean of 1.34 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
52
h-index
1.34
2-yr mean citations
679
i10-index
2,645
works indexed
24,954
total citations
Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy published 65 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 155. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy? — latest 79 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 79 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from South Africa (60.2%), Canada (8%) and Türkiye (5.1%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2008. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2008
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration60.2% of recent authorship from South Africa
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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