South African Journal of Economics

ISSN 0038-2280 · Wiley · United States · active 1933–2026

Metrics

Scimago quartile
Q3
Cites per paper (2y)
1.2
SJR
0.396
h-index
69

“Cites per paper” is a two-year cited-by rate computed from OpenAlex. It is not a Clarivate Journal Impact Factor — we neither compute nor license that metric (how the two differ). Citation rates differ enormously between fields, so compare within a discipline. What the other figures mean: journal quartile, SJR, h-index and article processing charge.

Data as of 30 September 2026 (venue index build).

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Responding time

Submission to acceptance
182 days (median)
Estimated from our library (19 papers)
Acceptance to publication
25 days (median)
Estimated from our library (19 papers)
Submission to publication
216 days (median)
Estimated from our library (19 papers)

Turnaround figures are indicative, not a guarantee: DOAJ values are self-reported by the journal (average weeks, submission to publication); library estimates are medians of the received/accepted dates printed in papers we hold. Editorial times vary by article type and season — confirm on the journal’s own site.

Indexing & access

Indexed in
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Access status:
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Scope

legalissuessouthafricalawfiscalpolicyeconomicgrowtheconomicseconometricsafrican

Frequently asked

Is South African Journal of Economics a predatory journal?

Our screening does not flag South African Journal of Economics. That is not a guarantee of quality — it means the venue is not on Beall's archive (frozen since 2017) and does not match our name-pattern heuristic. It is listed in Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, which is a positive signal.

Is South African Journal of Economics indexed in Scopus or Web of Science?

Per our venue index, South African Journal of Economics appears in: Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed. Index membership changes over time — confirm on the index's own site before relying on it.

What is the impact factor of South African Journal of Economics?

Papers in South African Journal of Economics are cited about 1.2 times each within two years of publication, and Scimago places it in Q3, with an h-index of 69. Those are the open equivalents: the Clarivate Journal Impact Factor is a proprietary metric we neither compute nor license, so we show the two-year citation rate and Scimago quartile instead — they answer the same question of how heavily the journal is cited. A citation rate is a property of a field as much as of a journal.

What Scimago quartile is South African Journal of Economics (Q1, Q2, Q3, or Q4)?

Scimago places South African Journal of Economics in Q3 for its subject category. Quartiles split the journals in a field into four equal groups by SJR, so Q1 is the most-cited quarter and Q4 the least; South African Journal of Economics is cited about 1.2 times per paper over two years, with an h-index of 69. A journal is ranked per subject category, so one spanning several fields can sit in different quartiles depending on the category.

What is the Web of Science (JCR) quartile of South African Journal of Economics?

The Web of Science quartile comes from Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports (JCR), a proprietary product we neither license nor compute — so we cannot state a JCR quartile for South African Journal of Economics. The open equivalent is its Scimago quartile, Q3, derived from Scopus citation data. Because JCR ranks against Web of Science and Scimago against Scopus, the two can differ, so check Clarivate's site directly if you need the JCR quartile specifically.

Is South African Journal of Economics open access?

We hold no reliable open-access classification for South African Journal of Economics. Check the journal's own site for its access model and any article processing charge.

How long does South African Journal of Economics take to publish a paper?

Submission to acceptance for South African Journal of Economics takes about 182 days (median) — Estimated from our library (n=19 papers). Treat it as indicative rather than a guarantee: editorial times vary by article type, reviewer availability and season, and a self-reported figure is the journal's own. We do not hold a peer-review acceptance rate for South African Journal of Economics.

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