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Africa Journal of Management

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2015

ISSN2332-2373eISSN2332-2381

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

345

days submission → published

measured · last 17 articles · accept 372d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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 ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.493

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.42

Total Worksi

270

Total Citationsi

3,357

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.28

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Africa Journal of Management publishes original research in management scholarship, education, and practice in Africa and between Africa and the rest of the world. It welcomes methodological approaches that link Western management theories with Africa's indigenous knowledge systems, methods, and practice, with Africa as the starting point for developing, testing, replicating, or validating management theories, tools, and methods.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications270

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2332-2373 / 2332-2381

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

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

211

2019

394

2020

364

2021

148

2022

104

2023

119

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Business and International ManagementQ2

Management of Technology and InnovationQ2

Strategy and ManagementQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Management

Scopus Categories

Management of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementBusiness and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global and Cross-Cultural ManagementInnovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentEntrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesManagement and Organizational StudiesFamily Business Performance and SuccessionMicrofinance and Financial InclusionWorkplace Spirituality and LeadershipInnovation and Knowledge ManagementInternational Development and AidEconomic Growth and Development

Frequently asked questions about Africa Journal of Management

Is Africa Journal of Management a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Africa Journal of Management: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Africa Journal of Management?

Africa Journal of 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 2.28.

Is Africa Journal of Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Africa Journal of Management is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.