Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Last updated ISSN 0038-223X
Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy is published by Academy of Science of South Africa in engineering. It is open access. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Mining Techniques and Economics
- Mineral Processing and Grinding
- Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques
- Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
- Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering
- Belt Conveyor Systems Engineering
- Rock Mechanics and Modeling
- Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics
- Extraction and Separation Processes
- Tunneling and Rock Mechanics
Key facts
| Publisher | Academy of Science of South Africa |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0038-223X, 2225-6253, 2411-9717 |
| Subject area | Engineering |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 2,638 |
| Publishing since | 1932 |
| Journal website | www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0 |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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