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African Finance Journal

University of Stellenbosch · South Africa · Est. 1999

ISSN1605-9786

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

0.141

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.283

Total Worksi

172

Total Citationsi

1,293

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The African Finance Journal publishes significant new research in finance. The journal is published twice a year.

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General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 5 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2021)

Total Publications172

Publisher OrgStellenbosch University

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Stellenbosch

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1605-9786

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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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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.

FinanceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Finance

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomic Growth and DevelopmentMarket Dynamics and VolatilityCorporate Finance and GovernanceFinancial Markets and Investment StrategiesFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesIslamic Finance and Banking StudiesFinancial Risk and Volatility ModelingMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion

Frequently asked questions about African Finance Journal

Is African Finance Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for African Finance Journal: 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 African Finance Journal?

African Finance Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.141.

Is African Finance Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

African Finance Journal is indexed in Scopus.