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African Journal of Business Ethics

Business Ethics Network of Africa · South Africa · Est. 2005

ISSN1817-7417eISSN0976-3600
WOS ESCIDOAJOpen Access
62
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI56
✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total62
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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Aims & Scope

The aim of the African Journal of Business Ethics (AJoBE) is to contribute to the expansion of business ethics as an academic field in Africa. Towards this end, our main focus is on stories from Africa and about Africa. This focus includes not only the contextual or the material, but also the philosophical. We strongly encourage work that reflects on the activities of businesses in Africa from the perspective of African epistemologies, African ontologies and African axiologies. We focus on Africa for no other reason than that we are infinitely curious about the richness of experience and thought inherent in the diversity of our continent and her people.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2005
FrequencyAs soon as the full quota of articles for the issue are ready for publication
StatusActive
Total Publications
Publisher OrgSUNMeDIA
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Submission Info

APC CostZAR 1,500
Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
Review Time
Acceptance Rate
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
PKP PN (Preservation Network)

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

11/12 · 92%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Business Ethics Network of Africa
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1817-7417 / 0976-3600
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
ZAR 1,500
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
PKP PN (Preservation Network)
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
16
148
2018
8
54
2019
4
15
2020
2
3
2021
5
20
2022
4
8
2023
4
2
2024
11
1
2025

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

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Ethics in Business and EducationCorporate Social Responsibility ReportingAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesWorkplace Spirituality and LeadershipManagement and Organizational StudiesAcademic integrity and plagiarismInnovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentCorporate Finance and GovernanceLegal Education and Practice InnovationsLegal Issues in South Africa

Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Business Ethics

Is African Journal of Business Ethics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for African Journal of Business Ethics: it is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 62/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of African Journal of Business Ethics?

African Journal of Business Ethics 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 African Journal of Business Ethics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

African Journal of Business Ethics is indexed in Web of Science, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of African Journal of Business Ethics?

The aim of the African Journal of Business Ethics (AJoBE) is to contribute to the expansion of business ethics as an academic field in Africa. Towards this end, our main focus is on stories from Africa and about Africa. This focus includes not only the contextual or the material, but also the philosophical. We strongly encourage work that reflects on the activities of businesses in Africa from the perspective of African epistemologies, African ontologies and African axiologies. We focus on Africa for no other reason than that we are infinitely curious about the richness of experience and thoug

How much does it cost to publish in African Journal of Business Ethics?

African Journal of Business Ethics charges an article processing charge (APC) of about ZAR 1,500 for open-access publication.

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