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South African Journal of International Affairs

Routledge · United Kingdom

ISSN1022-0461eISSN1938-0275

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

193

days submission → published

measured · last 14 articles · accept 236d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.584

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Worksi

1,235

Total Citationsi

8,847

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.81

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The South African Journal of International Affairs is an outward-looking International Relations journal that addresses issues of global importance from a South African and African perspective. It serves as a policy-oriented, peer-reviewed, and interdisciplinary forum for discussion on international affairs affecting Africa in general or South Africa in particular.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 44 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,235

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1022-0461 / 1938-0275

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

313

2019

643

2020

520

2021

229

2022

248

2023

140

2024

2025

2026

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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

International Relations

Scopus Categories

Political Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Development and AidGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsPeacebuilding and International SecurityLegal Issues in South AfricaPolitical Conflict and Governance

Frequently asked questions about South African Journal of International Affairs

Is South African Journal of International Affairs a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for South African Journal of International Affairs: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of South African Journal of International Affairs?

South African Journal of International Affairs is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.81.

Is South African Journal of International Affairs indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

South African Journal of International Affairs is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.