Journal profile · ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
SAIEE Africa Research Journal
ISSN 1991-1696 · South African Institute of Electrical Engineers · South Africa
SAIEE Africa Research Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.3 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 500; review about 28 weeks (community reports); 25 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
SAIEE Africa Research Journal is published by South African Institute of Electrical Engineers and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Human auditory perception and evaluation, Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies and Educational Robotics and Engineering, together about 34.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Electrical and Electronic Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The SAIEE Africa Research Journal of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers is a peer-reviewed research journal published quarterly, covering research in all fields of electrical engineering. It is the only peer-reviewed journal in the local electrical engineering sector in South Africa. The journal initiated as the Transactions of the SAIEE in 1909 and covers all areas of electrical engineering (see: IEEE-designated fields). In South Africa, it is listed as an accredited journal of the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).Double-blind paper reviewAll contributions are peer-reviewed with the aid of appropriate reviewers. Each published article is reviewed by a minimum of two independent reviewers using a double-blind peer review process, where identities of the reviewers are not known to the authors and only the managing/specialist editor knows the identity of the authors. Manuscripts are initially submitted without author names or affiliation. Reviewers will, therefore, not have author information or affiliation. While articles will be screened for plagiarism before acceptance, authors have an obligation to submit, in every respect, only original articles. The editorial workflow is provided here.Author Guidelines and Templates
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC
Editor-in-chief Bea LacquetPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering12.7%
- Earthquake and Disaster Impact StudiesSocial Sciences12.2%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science9.5%
- Bluetooth and Wireless Communication TechnologiesComputer Science9.4%
- Wireless Body Area NetworksEngineering9.2%
- Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesEngineering9.2%
- Advanced Wireless Communication TechniquesEngineering5.7%
- Wireless Communication Networks ResearchComputer Science3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Electrical & Electronic | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: IEEE Xplore
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 54OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 794 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 1 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 21 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | 98 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 59 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 159 |
| 2021 | 30 | 26 | 107 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 28 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 28 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 500 | No | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 500 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 500 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 500 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted2
- papersPapers: Presentation of significant research and development and/or novel applications in electrical, electronic, computer, information or communications engine…Length not stated
- research and development notesResearch and Development Notes: Brief technical contributions, technical comments on published papers or on electrical engineering topics.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Open access
100% open access; articles published under Creative Commons licenses (CCBY or CCBY-NC-ND); author retains copyright. Model summary
This journal is 100% open access, which means that all content is freely available without charge to users or their institutions. All articles are currently published under Creative Commons licenses (either CCBY or CCBY-NC-ND), and the author retains copyright.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-blind peer review with a minimum of two independent reviewers per published article. Model summary
All contributions are peer-reviewed with the aid of appropriate reviewers. Each published article is reviewed by a minimum of two independent reviewers using a double-blind peer review process, where identities of the reviewers are not known to the authors and only the managing/specialist editor knows the identity of the authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Articles screened for plagiarism before acceptance; authors must submit only original articles. Model summary
While articles will be screened for plagiarism before acceptance, authors have an obligation to submit, in every respect, only original articles.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Self-archiving of post-prints allowed and encouraged, with full citation of the published article required. Model summary
The SAIEE Africa Research Journal (SAIEE ARJ) allows and encourages authors to self-archive post-prints, e.g. via their institutional repository. The full citation of the published article referring to the journal must be included.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- South African Institute of Electrical Engineers
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1991-1696
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about SAIEE Africa Research Journal
What CAS zone is SAIEE Africa Research Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, SAIEE Africa Research Journal is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Electrical & Electronic. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of SAIEE Africa Research Journal?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.3; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 6.5, h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at SAIEE Africa Research Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 28 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index SAIEE Africa Research Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, SAIEE Africa Research Journal is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is SAIEE Africa Research Journal open access, and what is the APC?
SAIEE Africa Research Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 500.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .