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Journal of Social Development in Africa

School of Social Work · Zimbabwe

ISSN1012-1080

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.185

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

474

Total Citationsi

2,892

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Development; Geography, Planning and Development.

General Information

Country / RegionZimbabwe

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 12 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications474

Publisher OrgAfrican Journals OnLine

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

School of Social Work

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1012-1080

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

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2018

2019

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2025

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

DevelopmentQ4

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

DevelopmentGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Poverty, Education, and Child WelfareAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesHIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesUrban and Rural Development ChallengesLegal Issues in South Africa

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Social Development in Africa

Is Journal of Social Development in Africa a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Social Development in Africa: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Social Development in Africa?

Journal of Social Development in Africa is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.185.

Is Journal of Social Development in Africa indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Social Development in Africa is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Social Development in Africa?