Journal of African Business
Routledge · United States · Est. 2000
ISSN1522-8916eISSN1522-9076
SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR
28
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ WoS ESCI+10
✓ Scopus Q2+18
Total28
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.556
H-Index
56
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.184
Total Works
725
Total Citations
13,820
2yr Mean Citedness
1.41
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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources
Journal of African Business deals with Marketing, Economic growth, Developing country, Finance and Financial system.
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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2000
Annual Volume~ 43 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications725
Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis
Submission Info
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Ethics & Quality
COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Think.Check.Submit Compliance
6/12 · 50%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
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Does the journal have a website?
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Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
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Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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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)?
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Primary language documented?
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher
SJR Quartile by Discipline
Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.
DevelopmentQ2
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Business
Scopus Categories
DevelopmentGeography, Planning and Development
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
Economic Growth and DevelopmentCorporate Finance and GovernanceMicrofinance and Financial InclusionInnovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesIslamic Finance and Banking StudiesInternational Business and FDIGlobal and Cross-Cultural ManagementBanking stability, regulation, efficiencyCustomer Service Quality and Loyalty
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