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SA Journal of Human Resource Management

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd · South Africa · Est. 2003

ISSN1683-7584eISSN2071-078X
SJR Q2WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.367
H-Indexi
51
SNIPi
0.669
Total Worksi
980
Total Citationsi
13,649
2yr Mean Citednessi
2.19
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The SA Journal of Human Resource Management (SAJHRM) explores aspects related and relevant to Human Resource Management (HRM) in various organisational settings. It aims to emphasise and promote the theory and good practices of HRM within Africa’s vulnerable labour market groups which has unique economic, cultural, political and social concerns. Aimed at the improvement of people management throughout business-relationship structures (policies and systems), topics of interest include, but in no means are limited to: Education, Training and Development Practices Human Resource Attraction, Maintenance, and Retention Talent Management Leadership Compensation and Reward Practices Performance Management Practices Employee Relations. The SAJHRM's focus lies in providing a critical link between quality academic research and the practical implications for business practice within South Africa and the African continent.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2003
FrequencyRolling publication basis, with one hard copy issue published each year. Additional issues may be published for special events (e.g. conferences) and when special themes are addressed.
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications980
Publisher OrgAOSIS
Region🌍 Global South
OA Since2002
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
Portico

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/11 · 91%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1683-7584 / 2071-078X
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
Portico
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

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
52
825
2019
47
843
2020
67
905
2021
68
716
2022
47
334
2023
95
549
2024
125
306
2025
61
14
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.

DemographyQ2
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Management

Scopus Categories

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementDemography

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorHuman Resource and Talent ManagementEmotional Intelligence and PerformanceHuman Resource Development and Performance EvaluationEmployment and Welfare StudiesCompetency Development and EvaluationGender Diversity and InequalityHigher Education and EmployabilityEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesWorkplace Spirituality and Leadership

Frequently asked questions about SA Journal of Human Resource Management

Is SA Journal of Human Resource Management a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for SA Journal of Human Resource Management: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 SA Journal of Human Resource Management?

SA Journal of Human Resource Management 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 2.19.

Is SA Journal of Human Resource Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

SA Journal of Human Resource Management is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of SA Journal of Human Resource Management?

The SA Journal of Human Resource Management (SAJHRM) explores aspects related and relevant to Human Resource Management (HRM) in various organisational settings. It aims to emphasise and promote the theory and good practices of HRM within Africa’s vulnerable labour market groups which has unique economic, cultural, political and social concerns. Aimed at the improvement of people management throughout business-relationship structures (policies and systems), topics of interest include, but in no means are limited to: Education, Training and Development Practices Human Resource Attraction, Maint

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref