South African Journal of Chemistry

Aims & Scope

Original work in all branches of chemistry is published in the South African Journal of Chemistry.

Contributions in English may take the form of papers, short communications, or critical reviews.

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Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Chemistry, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Simultaneous determination of nitrate, nitrite and phosphate in environmental samples by high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection

  Citation: 42

  Authors: Mohau N., Veronica

• A Spectroscopic, Thermodynamic and Molecular Docking Study of the Binding Mechanism of Dapoxetine with Calf Thymus DNA

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Nawaf A., Abdurrahman A, Ahmed H., Seema, Tanveer A

• Optimization and Electrochemical Study on the Control of Mild Steel Corrosion in Hydrochloric Acid Solution with Bitter Kola Leaf Extract as Inhibitor

  Citation: 39

  Authors: V.C., O.D., M., N.A.

• Ultrasound Promoted Stereoselective Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydrobenzofuran Appended Chalcones at Ambient Temperature

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Vishnu A, Bapu S, Tansing B, Abhishek A

• Lead pollution of shooting range soils

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Nicholas, Rosemary, Otlogetswe, Masego, Obed, Pogisego

• Hydrazide Derivatives: An Overview of Their Inhibition Activity against Acid Corrosion of Mild Steel

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Prakash

• An initial assessment of naproxen, ibuprofen and diclofenac in Ladysmith water resources in South Africa using molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction followed by high performance liquid chromatography-photodiode array detection

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Lawrence M., Phumlane S., Luke

• Green Synthesis of Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles using Populus ciliata Leaves Extract and their Potential Antibacterial Applications

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Muhammad, Ruzma, Bilal, Muhammad Naeem, Zain-, Sirajul, Salah Ud, Maryum, Muhammad Abdullah

• Liquid Phase Adsorption of Rhodamine B Dye onto Acid-treated Raphia hookeri Fruit Epicarp: Isotherms, Kinetics and Thermodynamics Studies

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Adejumoke Abosede, Folahan Amoo, Gabriel Ademola

• Effects of zinc precursor, basicity and temperature on the aqueous synthesis of ZnO nanocrystals

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Maroua, Bilel, Tahar Ben