Journal of African Business

Journal of African Business is the official journal of the Academy of African Business and Development, the largest network of professionals committed to advancement of business development in African nations. JAB strives to comprehensively cover all business disciplines by publishing high quality analytical, conceptual, and empirical articles that demonstrate a substantial contribution to the broad domain of African business. Regardless of the research context, tradition, approach, or philosophy, manuscripts submitted to JAB must demonstrate that the topics investigated are important to the understanding of business practices and the advancement of business knowledge in or with Africa. Particularly, JAB welcomes qualitative and quantitative research papers. JAB is not, however, limited to African-based empirical studies. It searches for various contributions, including those based on countries outside Africa that address issues relevant to African business. Targeted toward academics, policymakers, consultants, and executives, JAB features the latest theoretical developments and cutting-edge research that challenge established beliefs and paradigms and offer alternative ways to cope with the endless change in the business world. Covered areas: Accounting; Agribusiness Management and Policy; Business Law; Economics and Development Policy; Entrepreneurship and Family Business; Finance; Global Business; Human Resource Management; Information and Communications Technology (ICT); Labor Relations; Marketing; Management Information Systems (MIS); Non-Profit Management; Operations and Supply Chain Management; Organizational Behavior and Theory; Organizational Development; Service Management; Small Business Management; Social Responsibility and Ethics; Strategic Management Policy; Technology and Innovation Management; Tourism and Hospitality Management; Transportation and Logistics

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Category	Year	Quartile
Development	2001	Q4
Development	2002	Q4
Development	2003	Q4
Development	2004	Q3
Development	2005	Q3
Development	2006	Q4
Development	2007	Q3
Development	2008	Q4
Development	2009	Q3
Development	2010	Q2
Development	2011	Q2
Development	2012	Q3
Development	2013	Q3
Development	2014	Q2
Development	2015	Q2
Development	2016	Q2
Development	2017	Q2
Development	2018	Q2
Development	2019	Q1
Development	2020	Q1
Development	2021	Q2
Development	2022	Q2
Development	2023	Q2
Geography, Planning and Development	2001	Q4
Geography, Planning and Development	2002	Q4
Geography, Planning and Development	2003	Q4
Geography, Planning and Development	2004	Q2
Geography, Planning and Development	2005	Q3
Geography, Planning and Development	2006	Q4
Geography, Planning and Development	2007	Q3
Geography, Planning and Development	2008	Q4
Geography, Planning and Development	2009	Q3
Geography, Planning and Development	2010	Q2
Geography, Planning and Development	2011	Q2
Geography, Planning and Development	2012	Q2
Geography, Planning and Development	2013	Q3
Geography, Planning and Development	2014	Q2
Geography, Planning and Development	2015	Q2
Geography, Planning and Development	2016	Q2
Geography, Planning and Development	2017	Q2
Geography, Planning and Development	2018	Q2
Geography, Planning and Development	2019	Q1
Geography, Planning and Development	2020	Q1
Geography, Planning and Development	2021	Q1
Geography, Planning and Development	2022	Q2
Geography, Planning and Development	2023	Q2

SJR

The SJR is a size-independent prestige indicator that ranks journals by their 'average prestige per article'. It is based on the idea that 'all citations are not created equal'. SJR is a measure of scientific influence of journals that accounts for both the number of citations received by a journal and the importance or prestige of the journals where such citations come from It measures the scientific influence of the average article in a journal, it expresses how central to the global scientific discussion an average article of the journal is.

Year	SJR
2001	0.112
2002	0.101
2003	0.103
2004	0.192
2005	0.185
2006	0.102
2007	0.163
2008	0.104
2009	0.150
2010	0.259
2011	0.286
2012	0.254
2013	0.244
2014	0.447
2015	0.337
2016	0.431
2017	0.343
2018	0.623
2019	0.986
2020	1.183
2021	0.611
2022	0.629
2023	0.478

Total Documents

Evolution of the number of published documents. All types of documents are considered, including citable and non citable documents.

Year	Documents
2000	19
2001	20
2002	18
2003	20
2004	17
2005	9
2006	11
2007	18
2008	13
2009	15
2010	14
2011	25
2012	24
2013	19
2014	18
2015	18
2016	21
2017	24
2018	30
2019	35
2020	29
2021	32
2022	56
2023	65

Citations per document

This indicator counts the number of citations received by documents from a journal and divides them by the total number of documents published in that journal. The chart shows the evolution of the average number of times documents published in a journal in the past two, three and four years have been cited in the current year. The two years line is equivalent to journal impact factor ™ (Thomson Reuters) metric.

Cites per document	Year	Value
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2000	0.000
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2001	0.105
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2002	0.026
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2003	0.035
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2004	0.104
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2005	0.227
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2006	0.188
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2007	0.175
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2008	0.073
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2009	0.196
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2010	0.439
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2011	0.817
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2012	0.836
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2013	0.885
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2014	1.012
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2015	0.849
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2016	1.506
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2017	1.553
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2018	2.062
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2019	4.097
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2020	4.809
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2021	3.771
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2022	3.667
Cites / Doc. (4 years)	2023	3.822
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2000	0.000
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2001	0.105
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2002	0.026
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2003	0.035
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2004	0.103
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2005	0.273
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2006	0.217
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2007	0.162
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2008	0.053
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2009	0.190
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2010	0.500
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2011	0.833
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2012	0.741
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2013	0.841
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2014	1.015
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2015	0.918
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2016	1.236
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2017	1.491
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2018	2.095
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2019	4.680
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2020	5.449
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2021	3.351
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2022	3.354
Cites / Doc. (3 years)	2023	3.068
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2000	0.000
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2001	0.105
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2002	0.026
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2003	0.053
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2004	0.053
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2005	0.297
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2006	0.154
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2007	0.100
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2008	0.034
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2009	0.161
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2010	0.536
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2011	0.552
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2012	0.590
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2013	0.857
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2014	1.209
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2015	0.811
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2016	0.833
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2017	1.462
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2018	2.333
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2019	5.444
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2020	5.415
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2021	2.500
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2022	2.672
Cites / Doc. (2 years)	2023	2.966

Total Cites

Self-Cites

Evolution of the total number of citations and journal's self-citations received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years.
Journal Self-citation is defined as the number of citation from a journal citing article to articles published by the same journal.

Cites	Year	Value
Self Cites	2000	0
Self Cites	2001	1
Self Cites	2002	0
Self Cites	2003	0
Self Cites	2004	5
Self Cites	2005	3
Self Cites	2006	0
Self Cites	2007	4
Self Cites	2008	0
Self Cites	2009	3
Self Cites	2010	5
Self Cites	2011	15
Self Cites	2012	23
Self Cites	2013	13
Self Cites	2014	15
Self Cites	2015	6
Self Cites	2016	15
Self Cites	2017	17
Self Cites	2018	22
Self Cites	2019	17
Self Cites	2020	12
Self Cites	2021	12
Self Cites	2022	46
Self Cites	2023	29
Total Cites	2000	0
Total Cites	2001	2
Total Cites	2002	1
Total Cites	2003	2
Total Cites	2004	6
Total Cites	2005	15
Total Cites	2006	10
Total Cites	2007	6
Total Cites	2008	2
Total Cites	2009	8
Total Cites	2010	23
Total Cites	2011	35
Total Cites	2012	40
Total Cites	2013	53
Total Cites	2014	69
Total Cites	2015	56
Total Cites	2016	68
Total Cites	2017	85
Total Cites	2018	132
Total Cites	2019	351
Total Cites	2020	485
Total Cites	2021	315
Total Cites	2022	322
Total Cites	2023	359

External Cites per Doc

Cites per Doc

Evolution of the number of total citation per document and external citation per document (i.e. journal self-citations removed) received by a journal's published documents during the three previous years. External citations are calculated by subtracting the number of self-citations from the total number of citations received by the journal’s documents.

Cites	Year	Value
External Cites per document	2000	0
External Cites per document	2001	0.053
External Cites per document	2002	0.026
External Cites per document	2003	0.035
External Cites per document	2004	0.017
External Cites per document	2005	0.218
External Cites per document	2006	0.217
External Cites per document	2007	0.054
External Cites per document	2008	0.053
External Cites per document	2009	0.119
External Cites per document	2010	0.391
External Cites per document	2011	0.476
External Cites per document	2012	0.315
External Cites per document	2013	0.635
External Cites per document	2014	0.794
External Cites per document	2015	0.820
External Cites per document	2016	0.964
External Cites per document	2017	1.193
External Cites per document	2018	1.746
External Cites per document	2019	4.453
External Cites per document	2020	5.315
External Cites per document	2021	3.223
External Cites per document	2022	2.875
External Cites per document	2023	2.821
Cites per document	2000	0.000
Cites per document	2001	0.105
Cites per document	2002	0.026
Cites per document	2003	0.035
Cites per document	2004	0.103
Cites per document	2005	0.273
Cites per document	2006	0.217
Cites per document	2007	0.162
Cites per document	2008	0.053
Cites per document	2009	0.190
Cites per document	2010	0.500
Cites per document	2011	0.833
Cites per document	2012	0.741
Cites per document	2013	0.841
Cites per document	2014	1.015
Cites per document	2015	0.918
Cites per document	2016	1.236
Cites per document	2017	1.491
Cites per document	2018	2.095
Cites per document	2019	4.680
Cites per document	2020	5.449
Cites per document	2021	3.351
Cites per document	2022	3.354
Cites per document	2023	3.068

% International Collaboration

International Collaboration accounts for the articles that have been produced by researchers from several countries. The chart shows the ratio of a journal's documents signed by researchers from more than one country; that is including more than one country address.

Year	International Collaboration
2000	10.53
2001	30.00
2002	16.67
2003	15.00
2004	23.53
2005	33.33
2006	9.09
2007	22.22
2008	38.46
2009	33.33
2010	7.14
2011	12.00
2012	33.33
2013	26.32
2014	22.22
2015	27.78
2016	42.86
2017	41.67
2018	20.00
2019	22.86
2020	24.14
2021	37.50
2022	39.29
2023	33.85

Citable documents

Non-citable documents

Not every article in a journal is considered primary research and therefore "citable", this chart shows the ratio of a journal's articles including substantial research (research articles, conference papers and reviews) in three year windows vs. those documents other than research articles, reviews and conference papers.

Documents	Year	Value
Non-citable documents	2000	0
Non-citable documents	2001	2
Non-citable documents	2002	5
Non-citable documents	2003	8
Non-citable documents	2004	8
Non-citable documents	2005	7
Non-citable documents	2006	5
Non-citable documents	2007	4
Non-citable documents	2008	3
Non-citable documents	2009	3
Non-citable documents	2010	4
Non-citable documents	2011	4
Non-citable documents	2012	7
Non-citable documents	2013	8
Non-citable documents	2014	9
Non-citable documents	2015	6
Non-citable documents	2016	3
Non-citable documents	2017	1
Non-citable documents	2018	1
Non-citable documents	2019	2
Non-citable documents	2020	6
Non-citable documents	2021	6
Non-citable documents	2022	6
Non-citable documents	2023	2
Citable documents	2000	0
Citable documents	2001	17
Citable documents	2002	34
Citable documents	2003	49
Citable documents	2004	50
Citable documents	2005	48
Citable documents	2006	41
Citable documents	2007	33
Citable documents	2008	35
Citable documents	2009	39
Citable documents	2010	42
Citable documents	2011	38
Citable documents	2012	47
Citable documents	2013	55
Citable documents	2014	59
Citable documents	2015	55
Citable documents	2016	52
Citable documents	2017	56
Citable documents	2018	62
Citable documents	2019	73
Citable documents	2020	83
Citable documents	2021	88
Citable documents	2022	90
Citable documents	2023	115

Cited documents

Uncited documents

Ratio of a journal's items, grouped in three years windows, that have been cited at least once vs. those not cited during the following year.

Documents	Year	Value
Uncited documents	2000	0
Uncited documents	2001	17
Uncited documents	2002	38
Uncited documents	2003	55
Uncited documents	2004	53
Uncited documents	2005	42
Uncited documents	2006	36
Uncited documents	2007	32
Uncited documents	2008	36
Uncited documents	2009	35
Uncited documents	2010	31
Uncited documents	2011	22
Uncited documents	2012	27
Uncited documents	2013	37
Uncited documents	2014	39
Uncited documents	2015	31
Uncited documents	2016	20
Uncited documents	2017	19
Uncited documents	2018	23
Uncited documents	2019	21
Uncited documents	2020	19
Uncited documents	2021	28
Uncited documents	2022	22
Uncited documents	2023	24
Cited documents	2000	0
Cited documents	2001	2
Cited documents	2002	1
Cited documents	2003	2
Cited documents	2004	5
Cited documents	2005	13
Cited documents	2006	10
Cited documents	2007	5
Cited documents	2008	2
Cited documents	2009	7
Cited documents	2010	15
Cited documents	2011	20
Cited documents	2012	27
Cited documents	2013	26
Cited documents	2014	29
Cited documents	2015	30
Cited documents	2016	35
Cited documents	2017	38
Cited documents	2018	40
Cited documents	2019	54
Cited documents	2020	70
Cited documents	2021	66
Cited documents	2022	74
Cited documents	2023	93