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SA Journal of Information Management

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WOS
Q3
Impact factor
0.9
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
SA Journal of Information Management
S AFR J INFORM MANAG
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Publications
843
Citations
2 474
h-index
19
Publications
242
Citations
1 923
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (97 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (71 publications)
University of Pretoria
University of Pretoria (48 publications)
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (30 publications)
University of South Africa
University of South Africa (21 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (378 publications)
USA (39 publications)
Brazil (33 publications)
South Africa (99 publications)
Iraq (7 publications)
USA (3 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Top-100

Citing journals

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SA Journal of Information Management
75 citations, 3.03%
Sustainability
50 citations, 2.02%
Mousaion South African Journal of Information Studies
42 citations, 1.7%
Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication
34 citations, 1.37%
Records Management Journal
33 citations, 1.33%
Information Development
28 citations, 1.13%
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478)
23 citations, 0.93%
Robots in Academic Libraries
23 citations, 0.93%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
22 citations, 0.89%
Enhancing Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research with Technology
22 citations, 0.89%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
19 citations, 0.77%
VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems
18 citations, 0.73%
Journal of Knowledge Management
18 citations, 0.73%
Handbook of Research on Global Business Opportunities
17 citations, 0.69%
Library Management
16 citations, 0.65%
Communications in Computer and Information Science
16 citations, 0.65%
IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
14 citations, 0.57%
IEEE Access
14 citations, 0.57%
SSRN Electronic Journal
14 citations, 0.57%
Cogent Business and Management
13 citations, 0.53%
Journal of Governance and Regulation
13 citations, 0.53%
Procedia Computer Science
12 citations, 0.49%
F1000Research
12 citations, 0.49%
PLoS ONE
12 citations, 0.49%
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
11 citations, 0.44%
Collection and Curation
11 citations, 0.44%
Africa’s Public Service Delivery and Performance Review
11 citations, 0.44%
Handbook of Research on Teaching Methods in Language Translation and Interpretation
11 citations, 0.44%
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
10 citations, 0.4%
Online Information Review
10 citations, 0.4%
Journal of Enterprise Information Management
10 citations, 0.4%
IFLA Journal
10 citations, 0.4%
Corporate Ownership and Control
10 citations, 0.4%
Advances in Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, and E-Services
10 citations, 0.4%
Information (Switzerland)
9 citations, 0.36%
International Journal of Knowledge Management
9 citations, 0.36%
International Information and Library Review
9 citations, 0.36%
Heliyon
9 citations, 0.36%
Aslib Journal of Information Management
9 citations, 0.36%
Advances in Human Resources Management and Organizational Development
9 citations, 0.36%
Business Process Management Journal
8 citations, 0.32%
International Journal of Business Intelligence Research
8 citations, 0.32%
Journal of the Knowledge Economy
8 citations, 0.32%
Education and Information Technologies
8 citations, 0.32%
AIP Conference Proceedings
8 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity
8 citations, 0.32%
Innovative Digital Practices and Globalization in Higher Education
8 citations, 0.32%
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
8 citations, 0.32%
Digital Library Perspectives
7 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Librarianship and Information Science
7 citations, 0.28%
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
7 citations, 0.28%
Information and Computer Security
7 citations, 0.28%
Frontiers in Public Health
7 citations, 0.28%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
7 citations, 0.28%
Journal of Global Information Management
7 citations, 0.28%
SAGE Open
7 citations, 0.28%
VINE
7 citations, 0.28%
Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries
6 citations, 0.24%
Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval, and Services
6 citations, 0.24%
BMC Health Services Research
6 citations, 0.24%
Kybernetes
6 citations, 0.24%
Management Decision
6 citations, 0.24%
Contributions to Management Science
6 citations, 0.24%
Business Information Review
6 citations, 0.24%
Information Discovery and Delivery
6 citations, 0.24%
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
6 citations, 0.24%
Libri
6 citations, 0.24%
Journal of Academic Librarianship
6 citations, 0.24%
Technology in Society
6 citations, 0.24%
Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
6 citations, 0.24%
Library Review
6 citations, 0.24%
JMIR Medical Informatics
6 citations, 0.24%
Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development
6 citations, 0.24%
Handbook of Research on Securing Cloud-Based Databases with Biometric Applications
6 citations, 0.24%
Outsourcing Management for Supply Chain Operations and Logistics Service
6 citations, 0.24%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
5 citations, 0.2%
Behaviour and Information Technology
5 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management
5 citations, 0.2%
New Review of Academic Librarianship
5 citations, 0.2%
Electronic Library
5 citations, 0.2%
Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
5 citations, 0.2%
Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation
5 citations, 0.2%
Library Hi Tech
5 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Systems and Information Technology
5 citations, 0.2%
Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies
5 citations, 0.2%
Foresight
5 citations, 0.2%
Technology Analysis and Strategic Management
5 citations, 0.2%
International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
5 citations, 0.2%
International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management
5 citations, 0.2%
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
5 citations, 0.2%
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
5 citations, 0.2%
Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics
5 citations, 0.2%
Advances in Business Information Systems and Analytics
5 citations, 0.2%
Handbook of Research on In-Country Determinants and Implications of Foreign Land Acquisitions
5 citations, 0.2%
European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences
5 citations, 0.2%
Interactive Learning Environments
4 citations, 0.16%
Studies in Computational Intelligence
4 citations, 0.16%
Frontiers in Psychology
4 citations, 0.16%
Information Technology and People
4 citations, 0.16%
Cogent Education
4 citations, 0.16%
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Citing publishers

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Emerald
422 citations, 17.06%
Springer Nature
301 citations, 12.17%
IGI Global
279 citations, 11.28%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
195 citations, 7.88%
Elsevier
157 citations, 6.35%
Taylor & Francis
140 citations, 5.66%
MDPI
135 citations, 5.46%
AOSIS
127 citations, 5.13%
SAGE
98 citations, 3.96%
Unisa Press
47 citations, 1.9%
Wiley
45 citations, 1.82%
Virtus Interpress
34 citations, 1.37%
Walter de Gruyter
28 citations, 1.13%
JMIR Publications
28 citations, 1.13%
Frontiers Media S.A.
27 citations, 1.09%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
24 citations, 0.97%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
18 citations, 0.73%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
15 citations, 0.61%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
13 citations, 0.53%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
12 citations, 0.49%
F1000 Research
12 citations, 0.49%
Hindawi Limited
9 citations, 0.36%
AIP Publishing
8 citations, 0.32%
World Scientific
7 citations, 0.28%
Morgan & Claypool Publishers
6 citations, 0.24%
AMO Publisher
6 citations, 0.24%
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
5 citations, 0.2%
BMJ
5 citations, 0.2%
Academy of Science of South Africa
5 citations, 0.2%
Scientific Research Publishing
5 citations, 0.2%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
4 citations, 0.16%
SciELO
4 citations, 0.16%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
4 citations, 0.16%
IntechOpen
4 citations, 0.16%
Oxford University Press
3 citations, 0.12%
IOP Publishing
3 citations, 0.12%
Mackenzie Presbyterian University
3 citations, 0.12%
Academic Journals
3 citations, 0.12%
Infra-M Academic Publishing House
3 citations, 0.12%
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego
3 citations, 0.12%
University of Johannesburg
3 citations, 0.12%
South Florida Publishing LLC
3 citations, 0.12%
Modestum Ltd
3 citations, 0.12%
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
3 citations, 0.12%
Research Square Platform LLC
3 citations, 0.12%
Cambridge University Press
2 citations, 0.08%
IOS Press
2 citations, 0.08%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
2 citations, 0.08%
Brill
2 citations, 0.08%
Medpharm Publications Ltd.
2 citations, 0.08%
Deepak Ranjan Jena
2 citations, 0.08%
Association of Professional Managers in South Africa
2 citations, 0.08%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2 citations, 0.08%
State Public Scientific-Technical Library
2 citations, 0.08%
Kamla Raj Enterprises
2 citations, 0.08%
Publishing House Helvetica (Publications)
2 citations, 0.08%
World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS)
2 citations, 0.08%
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
2 citations, 0.08%
Apex Publishing
2 citations, 0.08%
EDP Sciences
1 citation, 0.04%
Pleiades Publishing
1 citation, 0.04%
Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
1 citation, 0.04%
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
1 citation, 0.04%
Mary Ann Liebert
1 citation, 0.04%
American Accounting Association
1 citation, 0.04%
International Journal of Information and Education Technology
1 citation, 0.04%
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
1 citation, 0.04%
Universiti Putra Malaysia
1 citation, 0.04%
University of Warsaw
1 citation, 0.04%
Social Sciences Research Society
1 citation, 0.04%
IWA Publishing
1 citation, 0.04%
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
1 citation, 0.04%
Information Processing Society of Japan
1 citation, 0.04%
Masaryk University Press
1 citation, 0.04%
Editura Economica
1 citation, 0.04%
Gyandhara International Academic Publications
1 citation, 0.04%
Society of Petroleum Engineers
1 citation, 0.04%
Entomological Society of America
1 citation, 0.04%
Eurasian Society of Educational Research
1 citation, 0.04%
University of South Africa
1 citation, 0.04%
Ain Shams University
1 citation, 0.04%
Florida Gulf Coast University
1 citation, 0.04%
Annual Reviews
1 citation, 0.04%
Canadian Science Publishing
1 citation, 0.04%
American Psychological Association (APA)
1 citation, 0.04%
S. Karger AG
1 citation, 0.04%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
1 citation, 0.04%
FSBI Russian State Library
1 citation, 0.04%
International Centre for Scientific and Technical Information
1 citation, 0.04%
Institute of Research and Community Services Diponegoro University (LPPM UNDIP)
1 citation, 0.04%
CAIRN
1 citation, 0.04%
Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research
1 citation, 0.04%
Naksh Solutions
1 citation, 0.04%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
1 citation, 0.04%
SEISENSE Private, Ltd.
1 citation, 0.04%
OU Scientific Route
1 citation, 0.04%
Franco Angeli
1 citation, 0.04%
Fundacion Universitaria San Pablo CEU
1 citation, 0.04%
Salesian Polytechnic University of Ecuador
1 citation, 0.04%
Uniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz)
1 citation, 0.04%
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University of Johannesburg
97 publications, 11.51%
University of South Africa
71 publications, 8.42%
University of Pretoria
48 publications, 5.69%
Stellenbosch University
23 publications, 2.73%
University of Fort Hare
23 publications, 2.73%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
19 publications, 2.25%
University of Cape Town
18 publications, 2.14%
University of the Witwatersrand
14 publications, 1.66%
University of the Western Cape
14 publications, 1.66%
Tshwane University of Technology
12 publications, 1.42%
University of Zululand
11 publications, 1.3%
North-West University
7 publications, 0.83%
Rhodes University
6 publications, 0.71%
Durban University of Technology
6 publications, 0.71%
University of Limpopo
6 publications, 0.71%
University of the Free State
5 publications, 0.59%
Central University of Technology Free State
5 publications, 0.59%
University of Ibadan
5 publications, 0.59%
University of Venda
4 publications, 0.47%
University of Botswana
4 publications, 0.47%
Mzuzu University
4 publications, 0.47%
Walter Sisulu University
3 publications, 0.36%
University of Ilorin
3 publications, 0.36%
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
2 publications, 0.24%
Nelson Mandela University
2 publications, 0.24%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2 publications, 0.24%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
2 publications, 0.24%
Kyambogo University
2 publications, 0.24%
Sokoine University of Agriculture
2 publications, 0.24%
University of Dodoma
2 publications, 0.24%
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
2 publications, 0.24%
Namibia University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.24%
Eastern Connecticut State University
2 publications, 0.24%
Mekelle University
2 publications, 0.24%
University of Tabuk
1 publication, 0.12%
Zayed University
1 publication, 0.12%
National University of Sciences & Technology
1 publication, 0.12%
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.12%
Tampere University
1 publication, 0.12%
Central China Normal University
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Strathclyde
1 publication, 0.12%
Australian Catholic University
1 publication, 0.12%
South African Medical Research Council
1 publication, 0.12%
Vaal University of Technology
1 publication, 0.12%
Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
1 publication, 0.12%
National Open University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.12%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.12%
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Dar es Salaam
1 publication, 0.12%
Harvard University
1 publication, 0.12%
Massachusetts General Hospital
1 publication, 0.12%
Corvinus University of Budapest
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Ghana
1 publication, 0.12%
Western University
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Ottawa
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Leicester
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Sussex
1 publication, 0.12%
Cranfield University
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Nairobi
1 publication, 0.12%
Kenyatta University
1 publication, 0.12%
Moi University
1 publication, 0.12%
Midlands State University
1 publication, 0.12%
Zimbabwe Open University
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Zambia
1 publication, 0.12%
University of Missouri
1 publication, 0.12%
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University of Johannesburg
30 publications, 12.4%
University of South Africa
21 publications, 8.68%
Tshwane University of Technology
12 publications, 4.96%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
6 publications, 2.48%
University of the Western Cape
6 publications, 2.48%
Durban University of Technology
6 publications, 2.48%
University of Fort Hare
5 publications, 2.07%
University of Limpopo
5 publications, 2.07%
University of Pretoria
4 publications, 1.65%
University of the Witwatersrand
3 publications, 1.24%
Central University of Technology Free State
3 publications, 1.24%
North-West University
2 publications, 0.83%
University of Venda
2 publications, 0.83%
Walter Sisulu University
2 publications, 0.83%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2 publications, 0.83%
University of Zululand
2 publications, 0.83%
University of Ilorin
2 publications, 0.83%
University of Tabuk
1 publication, 0.41%
University of Strathclyde
1 publication, 0.41%
University of the Free State
1 publication, 0.41%
Rhodes University
1 publication, 0.41%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.41%
Kyambogo University
1 publication, 0.41%
University of Dar es Salaam
1 publication, 0.41%
University of Dodoma
1 publication, 0.41%
University of Ghana
1 publication, 0.41%
Namibia University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.41%
University of Leicester
1 publication, 0.41%
University of Nairobi
1 publication, 0.41%
Zimbabwe Open University
1 publication, 0.41%
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South Africa, 378, 44.84%
South Africa
378 publications, 44.84%
USA, 39, 4.63%
USA
39 publications, 4.63%
Brazil, 33, 3.91%
Brazil
33 publications, 3.91%
Iraq, 25, 2.97%
Iraq
25 publications, 2.97%
Nigeria, 8, 0.95%
Nigeria
8 publications, 0.95%
Tanzania, 8, 0.95%
Tanzania
8 publications, 0.95%
United Kingdom, 6, 0.71%
United Kingdom
6 publications, 0.71%
Italy, 5, 0.59%
Italy
5 publications, 0.59%
Botswana, 4, 0.47%
Botswana
4 publications, 0.47%
Malawi, 4, 0.47%
Malawi
4 publications, 0.47%
Uganda, 4, 0.47%
Uganda
4 publications, 0.47%
Ghana, 3, 0.36%
Ghana
3 publications, 0.36%
Australia, 2, 0.24%
Australia
2 publications, 0.24%
Greece, 2, 0.24%
Greece
2 publications, 0.24%
Zimbabwe, 2, 0.24%
Zimbabwe
2 publications, 0.24%
Canada, 2, 0.24%
Canada
2 publications, 0.24%
Namibia, 2, 0.24%
Namibia
2 publications, 0.24%
Ethiopia, 2, 0.24%
Ethiopia
2 publications, 0.24%
Germany, 1, 0.12%
Germany
1 publication, 0.12%
China, 1, 0.12%
China
1 publication, 0.12%
Hungary, 1, 0.12%
Hungary
1 publication, 0.12%
Zambia, 1, 0.12%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.12%
Kenya, 1, 0.12%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.12%
Mozambique, 1, 0.12%
Mozambique
1 publication, 0.12%
UAE, 1, 0.12%
UAE
1 publication, 0.12%
Pakistan, 1, 0.12%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.12%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.12%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 0.12%
Finland, 1, 0.12%
Finland
1 publication, 0.12%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 99, 40.91%
South Africa
99 publications, 40.91%
Iraq, 7, 2.89%
Iraq
7 publications, 2.89%
USA, 3, 1.24%
USA
3 publications, 1.24%
United Kingdom, 2, 0.83%
United Kingdom
2 publications, 0.83%
Nigeria, 2, 0.83%
Nigeria
2 publications, 0.83%
Tanzania, 2, 0.83%
Tanzania
2 publications, 0.83%
Uganda, 2, 0.83%
Uganda
2 publications, 0.83%
Ghana, 1, 0.41%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.41%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.41%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.41%
Namibia, 1, 0.41%
Namibia
1 publication, 0.41%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.41%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 0.41%
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