Journal profile · Engineering, Industrial
South African Journal of Industrial Engineering
ISSN 1012-277X · eISSN 2224-7890 · South African Institute of Industrial Engineers · SOUTH AFRICA · Semiannual
South African Journal of Industrial Engineering: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.68; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 68 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
South African Journal of Industrial Engineering is published by South African Institute of Industrial 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 Quality and Supply Management, Construction Project Management and Performance and Manufacturing Process and Optimization, together about 33.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management Science and Operations Research. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The South African Journal of Industrial Engineering (SAJIE) publishes articles with the emphasis on research, development and application within the fields of Industrial Engineering and Engineering and Technology Management. In this way, it aims to contribute to the further development of these fields of study and to serve as a vehicle for the effective interchange of knowledge, ideas and experience between the research and training oriented institutions and the application oriented industry. Articles on practical applications, original research and meaningful new developments as well as state of the art surveys are encouraged. All articles are subject to a double blind peer review. Authors should note that SAJIE charges a submission fee and if the article is accepted a subsequent publication fee. The fee structure differentiates between articles having a South African author and those articles with only foreign authors. The submission fee is only payable once the article has been checked for plagiarism and adherence to the author guidelines. The authors will be duly informed when payment should be made. SAJIE is indexed and abstracted in the ISI Science Citation Index (also known as SciSearch) and the Journal Citation Reports / Science Edition. It is also indexed in SciVerse Scopus. Online ISSN 2224-7890 The SAJIE office is closed during the festive season as from middle December till middle January.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Industrial
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Africa 15, United States 2, United Kingdom 1, India 1, Netherlands 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Quality and Supply ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting14.3%
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences11%
- Manufacturing Process and OptimizationEngineering8%
- Operations Management TechniquesDecision Sciences5.5%
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesEngineering4.2%
- Complex Systems and Decision MakingDecision Sciences4%
- Innovation and Knowledge ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting3.9%
- Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics OptimizationEngineering3.7%
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, Industrial | 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, Industrial | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Industrial | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Journal Citation Reports / Science EditionPublisher website
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
- 0.68LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 232OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.79OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.57%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 72LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,270 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 68 | 68 | 16 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | 93 |
| 2023 | 62 | 62 | 132 |
| 2022 | 69 | 69 | 292 |
| 2021 | 68 | 68 | 254 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | ZAR 1,250 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | ZAR 1,250 | — | — | |
| LetPub | ZAR 1,250 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 230 / USD 440 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- USD 230
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use
AI use must be disclosed transparently in a section of the article; authors remain fully responsible for content, including AI-produced parts. Model summary
Authors who use AI tools in the writing of a manuscript, production of images or graphical elements of the paper, or in the collection and analysis of data, must be transparent in disclosing in a section in the article.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Author email addresses must be institutional, not personal free addresses. Model summary
Author email addresses provided are email addresses associated with the author's institution, using the institution's domain, and are not personal "for free" addresses such as gmail.com, or yahoo.com.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright and grant the Journal right of first publication under a Creative Commons Attribution License. Model summary
Authors who publish in the Journal agree to the following terms: Authors retain copyright and grant the Journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this Journal. Authors are able to enter into separate, additional…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Authors must follow instructions for ensuring a blind review. Model summary
The instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review, have been followed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Submissions must not be previously published or under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
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 Industrial Engineers
- Country or region
- SOUTH AFRICA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- ISSN
- 1012-277X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2224-7890
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 37, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗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 South African Journal of Industrial Engineering
What CAS zone is South African Journal of Industrial Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, South African Journal of Industrial Engineering is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Industrial. 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 South African Journal of Industrial Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.68; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 33.
How long does peer review take at South African Journal of Industrial Engineering?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of South African Journal of Industrial Engineering based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Africa (15), United States (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index South African Journal of Industrial Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, South African Journal of Industrial Engineering is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is South African Journal of Industrial Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
South African Journal of Industrial Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .