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Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

AOSIS (Pty) Ltd · South Africa · Est. 2008

ISSN2522-7343eISSN2071-3185
SJR Q3WOS ESCIScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
37
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS ESCI+10
Scopus Q3+12
DOAJ Verified+15
Total37
Journal Impact Factor
This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗
SJR Score
0.226
H-Index
23
CiteScore
1.7
SNIP
0.342
Total Works
234
Total Citations
2,251
2yr Mean Citedness
1.82
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Aims & Scope

The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (SAJESBM) is a peer-reviewed journal that is aimed at providing practical guidance and empirical evidence to researchers and practitioners specialising in the entrepreneurial and business management fields. The journal provides a communication forum to advance entrepreneurship, innovation, small business management and family business theory, as well as the application thereof in practice. Its aim is the improvement and further development of these fields and it is designed to appeal to both practitioners and academics. A double-blind review process is followed, supported by a national and international Editorial Review Board. The mission of the SAJESBM is to publish empirical and theoretical contributions in the form of fieldwork, laboratory, case-studies, qualitative, quantitative, or conceptual papers. The significance of the findings is applied as relevant and functional in the entrepreneurial and management fields. It is envisaged that the SAJESBM will serve as a platform in which information central to the concerns of practitioners and academics is presented. In this way research not only grows out of the concerns of practitioners, but simultaneously shapes theories for future practice.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
31
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2008
FrequencyAnnual
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications234
Publisher OrgAOSIS
OA Since2007
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~31 weeks
Acceptance Rate
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

10/12 · 83%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
AOSIS (Pty) Ltd
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2522-7343 / 2071-3185
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Business and International ManagementQ3
DevelopmentQ3
Economics and EconometricsQ4
Strategy and ManagementQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BusinessManagement

Scopus Categories

Strategy and ManagementEconomics and EconometricsDevelopmentBusiness and International Management

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Entrepreneurship Studies and InfluencesInnovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentFamily Business Performance and SuccessionHigher Education and EmployabilityCorporate Finance and GovernanceQuality and Supply ManagementPrivate Equity and Venture CapitalMicrofinance and Financial InclusionWorking Capital and Financial PerformanceHuman Resource and Talent Management
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref