AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

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Years of issue
2025
journal names
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Publications
2 279
Citations
5 325
h-index
24
Publications
91
Citations
3 556
Top-3 citing journals
Sustainability
Sustainability (163 citations)
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (75 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (35 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (22 publications)
Makerere University
Makerere University (21 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (16 publications)
Iran (11 publications)
Malaysia (7 publications)
China (1 publication)
Ghana (1 publication)
Spain (1 publication)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Sustainability
163 citations, 3.06%
Cogent Business and Management
79 citations, 1.48%
SSRN Electronic Journal
75 citations, 1.41%
Frontiers in Psychology
59 citations, 1.11%
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478)
43 citations, 0.81%
Corporate Ownership and Control
40 citations, 0.75%
Journal of Islamic Marketing
37 citations, 0.69%
AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
34 citations, 0.64%
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
31 citations, 0.58%
Journal of Governance and Regulation
31 citations, 0.58%
Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research
29 citations, 0.54%
AIP Conference Proceedings
29 citations, 0.54%
Heliyon
28 citations, 0.53%
Handbook of Research on Global Business Opportunities
27 citations, 0.51%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
26 citations, 0.49%
Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting
26 citations, 0.49%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
24 citations, 0.45%
Problems and Perspectives in Management
23 citations, 0.43%
SAGE Open
22 citations, 0.41%
Studies in Computational Intelligence
21 citations, 0.39%
International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management
21 citations, 0.39%
British Food Journal
21 citations, 0.39%
Cogent Economics and Finance
20 citations, 0.38%
Banks and Bank Systems
19 citations, 0.36%
Remodelling Businesses for Sustainable Development
19 citations, 0.36%
Risk Governance and Control Financial Markets & Institutions
19 citations, 0.36%
Journal of Cleaner Production
18 citations, 0.34%
Journal of the Knowledge Economy
18 citations, 0.34%
Investment Management and Financial Innovations
17 citations, 0.32%
International Journal of Organizational Analysis
17 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
17 citations, 0.32%
Energies
17 citations, 0.32%
International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
17 citations, 0.32%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
17 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Risk and Financial Management
17 citations, 0.32%
Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management
16 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Business Research
16 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems
16 citations, 0.3%
Innovative Marketing
16 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity
16 citations, 0.3%
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
15 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
15 citations, 0.28%
Cogent Social Sciences
15 citations, 0.28%
PLoS ONE
15 citations, 0.28%
IEEE Access
15 citations, 0.28%
The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
15 citations, 0.28%
Advances in Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, and E-Services
15 citations, 0.28%
Handbook of Research on In-Country Determinants and Implications of Foreign Land Acquisitions
15 citations, 0.28%
Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development
15 citations, 0.28%
Meditari Accountancy Research
14 citations, 0.26%
Personnel Review
14 citations, 0.26%
Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies
14 citations, 0.26%
Benchmarking
14 citations, 0.26%
Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing and Logistics
14 citations, 0.26%
Corporate Governance (Bingley)
14 citations, 0.26%
Corporate Governance and Organizational Behavior Review
14 citations, 0.26%
International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management
13 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Management Development
13 citations, 0.24%
World Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development
13 citations, 0.24%
International Journal of Bank Marketing
13 citations, 0.24%
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
13 citations, 0.24%
Social Responsibility Journal
13 citations, 0.24%
WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics
13 citations, 0.24%
TQM Journal
13 citations, 0.24%
Future Business Journal
13 citations, 0.24%
Mathematics
12 citations, 0.23%
Business Strategy and the Environment
12 citations, 0.23%
International Journal of Production Research
12 citations, 0.23%
Symmetry
12 citations, 0.23%
Business: Theory and Practice
12 citations, 0.23%
Corporate and Business Strategy Review
12 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
11 citations, 0.21%
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
11 citations, 0.21%
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
11 citations, 0.21%
Education and Training
11 citations, 0.21%
International Journal of Social Economics
11 citations, 0.21%
Kybernetes
11 citations, 0.21%
Management Decision
11 citations, 0.21%
Journal of African Business
11 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Intellectual Capital
10 citations, 0.19%
Annals of Operations Research
10 citations, 0.19%
Agriculture (Switzerland)
10 citations, 0.19%
International Journal of Emerging Markets
10 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Family Business Management
10 citations, 0.19%
Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
10 citations, 0.19%
E3S Web of Conferences
10 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management
10 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing
10 citations, 0.19%
Environment, Development and Sustainability
10 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Asia Business Studies
10 citations, 0.19%
Management Research Review
10 citations, 0.19%
EuroMed Journal of Business
10 citations, 0.19%
F1000Research
10 citations, 0.19%
Procedia Economics and Finance
10 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research
10 citations, 0.19%
Outsourcing Management for Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Service
10 citations, 0.19%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
9 citations, 0.17%
Managerial Finance
9 citations, 0.17%
Africa Journal of Management
9 citations, 0.17%
International Journal of Law and Management
9 citations, 0.17%
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Emerald
1137 citations, 21.35%
Springer Nature
590 citations, 11.08%
Taylor & Francis
492 citations, 9.24%
Elsevier
423 citations, 7.94%
MDPI
384 citations, 7.21%
IGI Global
204 citations, 3.83%
Wiley
148 citations, 2.78%
SAGE
131 citations, 2.46%
Virtus Interpress
128 citations, 2.4%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
120 citations, 2.25%
Frontiers Media S.A.
101 citations, 1.9%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
75 citations, 1.41%
AOSIS
72 citations, 1.35%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
68 citations, 1.28%
Walter de Gruyter
60 citations, 1.13%
Academic Journals
50 citations, 0.94%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
48 citations, 0.9%
Hindawi Limited
36 citations, 0.68%
Scientific Research Publishing
34 citations, 0.64%
AIP Publishing
30 citations, 0.56%
IOP Publishing
30 citations, 0.56%
World Scientific
24 citations, 0.45%
World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS)
21 citations, 0.39%
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
19 citations, 0.36%
IOS Press
17 citations, 0.32%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
16 citations, 0.3%
EDP Sciences
14 citations, 0.26%
CAIRN
13 citations, 0.24%
IntechOpen
13 citations, 0.24%
Oxford University Press
12 citations, 0.23%
Trans Tech Publications
12 citations, 0.23%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
12 citations, 0.23%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
10 citations, 0.19%
F1000 Research
10 citations, 0.19%
South Florida Publishing LLC
10 citations, 0.19%
Unisa Press
9 citations, 0.17%
Vilnius University Press
9 citations, 0.17%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
9 citations, 0.17%
MANAS Sosyal Arastirmalar Dergisi
9 citations, 0.17%
Inovatus Usluge d.o.o.
8 citations, 0.15%
Research Square Platform LLC
8 citations, 0.15%
Srinivas University
8 citations, 0.15%
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
7 citations, 0.13%
Gyandhara International Academic Publications
6 citations, 0.11%
SciELO
6 citations, 0.11%
5 citations, 0.09%
Korea Distribution Science Association (KODISA)
5 citations, 0.09%
American Psychological Association (APA)
5 citations, 0.09%
Brieflands
5 citations, 0.09%
Publishing House Helvetica (Publications)
5 citations, 0.09%
Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli Universitesi SBE Dergisi
5 citations, 0.09%
Apex Publishing
5 citations, 0.09%
Cambridge University Press
4 citations, 0.08%
Czech Academy of Agricultural Sciences
4 citations, 0.08%
Fuji Technology Press
4 citations, 0.08%
Institute for Tourism & Croatian Tourist Board
4 citations, 0.08%
Science Alert
4 citations, 0.08%
Kamla Raj Enterprises
4 citations, 0.08%
Naksh Solutions
4 citations, 0.08%
Mendel University Press
4 citations, 0.08%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
3 citations, 0.06%
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
3 citations, 0.06%
3 citations, 0.06%
International Food and Agribusiness Management Association
3 citations, 0.06%
Editura Economica
3 citations, 0.06%
Association of Professional Managers in South Africa
3 citations, 0.06%
Sumy State University
3 citations, 0.06%
JMIR Publications
3 citations, 0.06%
Knowledge E DMCC
3 citations, 0.06%
International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences
3 citations, 0.06%
Universitas Islam Indonesia (Islamic University of Indonesia)
3 citations, 0.06%
University Of Sharjah - Scientific Publishing Unit
3 citations, 0.06%
Hacettepe University Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences
3 citations, 0.06%
Pamukkale Universitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitusu Dergisi
3 citations, 0.06%
Innovative Scholars and Researchers Alliance
3 citations, 0.06%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
2 citations, 0.04%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
2 citations, 0.04%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
2 citations, 0.04%
European Academy of Management and Business Economics
2 citations, 0.04%
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2 citations, 0.04%
University of Warsaw
2 citations, 0.04%
Index Copernicus
2 citations, 0.04%
Alexandru Ioan Cuza - University of Iasi
2 citations, 0.04%
Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies
2 citations, 0.04%
Mackenzie Presbyterian University
2 citations, 0.04%
Borsa Istanbul Anonim Sirketi
2 citations, 0.04%
Gazi University Journal of Science
2 citations, 0.04%
Fakulteta za Organizacijske Vede, Univerza v Mariboru
2 citations, 0.04%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2 citations, 0.04%
Innovare Academic Sciences
2 citations, 0.04%
Maad Rayan Publishing Company
2 citations, 0.04%
Granthaalayah Publications and Printers
2 citations, 0.04%
PAGEPress Publications
2 citations, 0.04%
Institute of Research and Community Services Diponegoro University (LPPM UNDIP)
2 citations, 0.04%
Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika/Nicolaus Copernicus University
2 citations, 0.04%
Consortium Erudit
2 citations, 0.04%
The Pennsylvania State University Press
2 citations, 0.04%
SEISENSE Private, Ltd.
2 citations, 0.04%
Tech Science Press
2 citations, 0.04%
Uniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz)
2 citations, 0.04%
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University of Johannesburg
35 publications, 1.54%
University of South Africa
22 publications, 0.97%
Makerere University
21 publications, 0.92%
Islamic Azad University, Tehran
17 publications, 0.75%
University of São Paulo
14 publications, 0.61%
University of Tehran
13 publications, 0.57%
University of Malaya
13 publications, 0.57%
North-West University
13 publications, 0.57%
Marche Polytechnic University
11 publications, 0.48%
University of Malawi
11 publications, 0.48%
University of Salerno
10 publications, 0.44%
University of Pretoria
10 publications, 0.44%
University of Fort Hare
10 publications, 0.44%
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
9 publications, 0.39%
University of Turin
9 publications, 0.39%
University of the Witwatersrand
9 publications, 0.39%
Tshwane University of Technology
9 publications, 0.39%
University Putra Malaysia
8 publications, 0.35%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
8 publications, 0.35%
University for Development Studies
8 publications, 0.35%
King Saud University
7 publications, 0.31%
Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch
7 publications, 0.31%
University of Central Punjab
7 publications, 0.31%
University of Limpopo
7 publications, 0.31%
University of Nigeria
7 publications, 0.31%
International Islamic University, Islamabad
6 publications, 0.26%
University of Science, Malaysia
6 publications, 0.26%
Tamkang University
6 publications, 0.26%
Nelson Mandela University
6 publications, 0.26%
COMSATS University Islamabad
5 publications, 0.22%
Islamic Azad University of Tabriz
5 publications, 0.22%
University of Pavia
5 publications, 0.22%
Roma Tre University
5 publications, 0.22%
University of Cape Town
5 publications, 0.22%
University of the Free State
5 publications, 0.22%
Durban University of Technology
5 publications, 0.22%
Federal University of Santa Catarina
5 publications, 0.22%
University of Ghana
5 publications, 0.22%
University of Nairobi
5 publications, 0.22%
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
5 publications, 0.22%
Aletheia University
5 publications, 0.22%
Iran University of Science and Technology
4 publications, 0.18%
Iqra University
4 publications, 0.18%
Islamic Azad University South Tehran Branch
4 publications, 0.18%
The MARA Technological University
4 publications, 0.18%
Örebro University Hospital
4 publications, 0.18%
Sapienza University of Rome
4 publications, 0.18%
National Taiwan University
4 publications, 0.18%
Covenant University
4 publications, 0.18%
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
4 publications, 0.18%
Jimma University
4 publications, 0.18%
Moi University
4 publications, 0.18%
University of Zambia
4 publications, 0.18%
Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná
4 publications, 0.18%
Samara National Research University
3 publications, 0.13%
Istanbul University
3 publications, 0.13%
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
3 publications, 0.13%
Anna University
3 publications, 0.13%
Payame Noor University
3 publications, 0.13%
Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Isfahan
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Sistan and Baluchestan
3 publications, 0.13%
University Tunku Abdul Rahman
3 publications, 0.13%
Xiamen University
3 publications, 0.13%
China University of Political Science and Law
3 publications, 0.13%
Shanghai University
3 publications, 0.13%
National Dong Hwa University
3 publications, 0.13%
Fu Jen Catholic University
3 publications, 0.13%
Minghsin University of Science and Technology
3 publications, 0.13%
National Central University
3 publications, 0.13%
National Taipei University of Technology
3 publications, 0.13%
Shih Chien University
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Bari Aldo Moro
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Parma
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Brescia
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Urbino
3 publications, 0.13%
Stellenbosch University
3 publications, 0.13%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
3 publications, 0.13%
Central University of Technology Free State
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Ibadan
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Abuja
3 publications, 0.13%
Lagos State University
3 publications, 0.13%
Busitema University
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Cape Coast
3 publications, 0.13%
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Porto
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Granada
3 publications, 0.13%
Kenyatta University
3 publications, 0.13%
Egerton University
3 publications, 0.13%
Mount Kenya University
3 publications, 0.13%
Federal University of Parana
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Cassino and Southern Lazio
3 publications, 0.13%
University of Novi Sad
3 publications, 0.13%
Universidade Federal de Lavras
3 publications, 0.13%
Universidade de Caxias do Sul
3 publications, 0.13%
New Dawn University
3 publications, 0.13%
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2 publications, 0.09%
Tarbiat Modares University
2 publications, 0.09%
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
2 publications, 0.09%
National University of Sciences & Technology
2 publications, 0.09%
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Makerere University
4 publications, 4.4%
China University of Political Science and Law
2 publications, 2.2%
University of Salerno
2 publications, 2.2%
University of Johannesburg
2 publications, 2.2%
Pan-Atlantic University
2 publications, 2.2%
University of the West of England
2 publications, 2.2%
Mzumbe University
2 publications, 2.2%
Moi University
2 publications, 2.2%
University of São Paulo
2 publications, 2.2%
Samara National Research University
1 publication, 1.1%
Northern Technical University
1 publication, 1.1%
University of Lucknow
1 publication, 1.1%
Örebro University Hospital
1 publication, 1.1%
Sapienza University of Rome
1 publication, 1.1%
Hubei University
1 publication, 1.1%
Hunan Normal University
1 publication, 1.1%
Jiangsu University
1 publication, 1.1%
University of Bari Aldo Moro
1 publication, 1.1%
Marche Polytechnic University
1 publication, 1.1%
University of Urbino
1 publication, 1.1%
Nelson Mandela University
1 publication, 1.1%
University of Ibadan
1 publication, 1.1%
University of Benin
1 publication, 1.1%
Ekiti State University
1 publication, 1.1%
Redeemer's University
1 publication, 1.1%
Suranaree University of Technology
1 publication, 1.1%
University of Kigali
1 publication, 1.1%
Lead City University
1 publication, 1.1%
Koladaisi University
1 publication, 1.1%
Ajou University
1 publication, 1.1%
Babcock University
1 publication, 1.1%
Busitema University
1 publication, 1.1%
Zhejiang Gongshang University
1 publication, 1.1%
Hunan University of Chinese Medicine
1 publication, 1.1%
University of Cape Coast
1 publication, 1.1%
University for Development Studies
1 publication, 1.1%
Walden University
1 publication, 1.1%
Salale University
1 publication, 1.1%
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
1 publication, 1.1%
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
1 publication, 1.1%
De Montfort University
1 publication, 1.1%
University of Rovira i Virgili
1 publication, 1.1%
Maseno University
1 publication, 1.1%
University of Zambia
1 publication, 1.1%
University of Maroua
1 publication, 1.1%
Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 1.1%
University of Eldoret
1 publication, 1.1%
ICT University (Information and Communication Technology University)
1 publication, 1.1%
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South Africa, 16, 0.7%
South Africa
16 publications, 0.7%
Iran, 11, 0.48%
Iran
11 publications, 0.48%
Malaysia, 7, 0.31%
Malaysia
7 publications, 0.31%
China, 6, 0.26%
China
6 publications, 0.26%
Spain, 4, 0.18%
Spain
4 publications, 0.18%
Italy, 3, 0.13%
Italy
3 publications, 0.13%
Brazil, 2, 0.09%
Brazil
2 publications, 0.09%
Ghana, 2, 0.09%
Ghana
2 publications, 0.09%
USA, 1, 0.04%
USA
1 publication, 0.04%
Portugal, 1, 0.04%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.04%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.04%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.04%
Morocco, 1, 0.04%
Morocco
1 publication, 0.04%
Mozambique, 1, 0.04%
Mozambique
1 publication, 0.04%
Nigeria, 1, 0.04%
Nigeria
1 publication, 0.04%
Norway, 1, 0.04%
Norway
1 publication, 0.04%
Oman, 1, 0.04%
Oman
1 publication, 0.04%
Pakistan, 1, 0.04%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.04%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.04%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 0.04%
Serbia, 1, 0.04%
Serbia
1 publication, 0.04%
Slovenia, 1, 0.04%
Slovenia
1 publication, 0.04%
Tanzania, 1, 0.04%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.04%
Turkey, 1, 0.04%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.04%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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China, 1, 1.1%
China
1 publication, 1.1%
Ghana, 1, 1.1%
Ghana
1 publication, 1.1%
Spain, 1, 1.1%
Spain
1 publication, 1.1%
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