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SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND AUDITING RESEARCH-SAJAAR

SOUTH AFRICAN INST GOVERNMENT AUDITORS · ZA

ISSN1028-9011eISSN1028-9011

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Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Southern African Journal of Accountability and Auditing Research aims to advance scholarly research and debate into accountability and auditing related topics. It is the official scientific research journal of the Southern African Institute of Government Auditors.

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General Information

Country / RegionZA

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 8 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Submission Info

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OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SOUTH AFRICAN INST GOVERNMENT AUDITORS

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1028-9011 / 1028-9011

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS

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Peer review process documented?

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

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Plagiarism detection in place?

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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.

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Publication & Citation Trend

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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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Business, Finance

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceConstruction Project Management and PerformanceRisk Management in Financial FirmsFinancial Reporting and Valuation ResearchAccounting Education and CareersCorporate Finance and GovernanceAccounting and Organizational ManagementLegal Issues in South AfricaInsurance and Financial Risk ManagementCybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies

Frequently asked questions about SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND AUDITING RESEARCH-SAJAAR

Is SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND AUDITING RESEARCH-SAJAAR a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND AUDITING RESEARCH-SAJAAR: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND AUDITING RESEARCH-SAJAAR?

SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND AUDITING RESEARCH-SAJAAR 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.

Is SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND AUDITING RESEARCH-SAJAAR indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

SOUTHERN AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND AUDITING RESEARCH-SAJAAR is indexed in Web of Science.