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SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS

WILEY · US

ISSN1813-6982eISSN1813-6982

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0.665

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Economics.

General Information

Country / RegionUS

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 33 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgWiley

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Peer Review—

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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?

WILEY

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1813-6982 / 1813-6982

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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)?

N/A

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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?

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.

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

307

2019

390

2020

311

2021

190

2022

166

2023

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.

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Economics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Legal Issues in South AfricaFiscal Policy and Economic GrowthSouth African History and CultureEconomic Theory and PolicyMonetary Policy and Economic ImpactGlobal trade and economicsEconomic Growth and ProductivityGlobal Financial Crisis and PoliciesTaxation and Legal IssuesMarket Dynamics and Volatility

Frequently asked questions about SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS

Is SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS: 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 SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS?

SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS 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 SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS is indexed in Web of Science.

What is the aims and scope of SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS?