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Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences

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Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences
Publications
514
Citations
1 222
h-index
13
Publications
149
Citations
917
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (110 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (80 publications)
North-West University
North-West University (72 publications)
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (21 publications)
North-West University
North-West University (19 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (15 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (402 publications)
Brazil (16 publications)
Italy (13 publications)
South Africa (91 publications)
Nigeria (3 publications)
Zimbabwe (3 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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South African Journal of Accounting Research
39 citations, 3.19%
SSRN Electronic Journal
32 citations, 2.62%
Sustainability
29 citations, 2.37%
Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences
29 citations, 2.37%
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478)
27 citations, 2.21%
Meditari Accountancy Research
26 citations, 2.13%
South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences
22 citations, 1.8%
Cogent Economics and Finance
21 citations, 1.72%
Journal of Risk and Financial Management
20 citations, 1.64%
Cogent Business and Management
14 citations, 1.15%
Accounting Education
12 citations, 0.98%
Development Southern Africa
11 citations, 0.9%
South African Journal of Economics
11 citations, 0.9%
Investment Management and Financial Innovations
9 citations, 0.74%
Industry and Higher Education
8 citations, 0.65%
Applied Economics
8 citations, 0.65%
Risks
8 citations, 0.65%
Land
8 citations, 0.65%
South African Journal of Business Management
8 citations, 0.65%
International Journal of Disclosure and Governance
8 citations, 0.65%
Corporate Ownership and Control
8 citations, 0.65%
Economies
7 citations, 0.57%
PLoS ONE
7 citations, 0.57%
International Journal of Finance and Economics
6 citations, 0.49%
Journal of Management and Governance
6 citations, 0.49%
International Review of Applied Economics
6 citations, 0.49%
Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies
6 citations, 0.49%
Heliyon
6 citations, 0.49%
Administrative Sciences
6 citations, 0.49%
Journal of Governance and Regulation
6 citations, 0.49%
Southern African Business Review
6 citations, 0.49%
Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal
5 citations, 0.41%
Global Business Review
5 citations, 0.41%
SA Journal of Human Resource Management
5 citations, 0.41%
Journal of Applied Accounting Research
5 citations, 0.41%
Event Management
5 citations, 0.41%
International Journal of Financial Studies
5 citations, 0.41%
Corporate Governance (Bingley)
5 citations, 0.41%
The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management
5 citations, 0.41%
Acta Commercii
5 citations, 0.41%
Handbook of Research on Global Business Opportunities
5 citations, 0.41%
Tourism Economics
4 citations, 0.33%
International Journal of Emerging Markets
4 citations, 0.33%
Qualitative Research in Financial Markets
4 citations, 0.33%
Pacific Accounting Review
4 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Further and Higher Education
4 citations, 0.33%
Business Strategy and the Environment
4 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting
4 citations, 0.33%
International Journal of Event and Festival Management
4 citations, 0.33%
International Journal of Tourism Research
4 citations, 0.33%
Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
4 citations, 0.33%
SAGE Open
4 citations, 0.33%
Geo Journal
4 citations, 0.33%
Research in International Business and Finance
4 citations, 0.33%
Future Business Journal
4 citations, 0.33%
Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences
4 citations, 0.33%
Economic Journal of Emerging Markets
4 citations, 0.33%
Handbook of Research on In-Country Determinants and Implications of Foreign Land Acquisitions
4 citations, 0.33%
Risk Governance and Control Financial Markets & Institutions
4 citations, 0.33%
Journal of International Trade and Economic Development
3 citations, 0.25%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
3 citations, 0.25%
Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal
3 citations, 0.25%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
3 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing
3 citations, 0.25%
Accounting and Finance
3 citations, 0.25%
Urban Book Series
3 citations, 0.25%
Asian Review of Accounting
3 citations, 0.25%
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management
3 citations, 0.25%
International Journal of Auditing
3 citations, 0.25%
Journal for Studies in Economics and Econometrics
3 citations, 0.25%
Banks and Bank Systems
3 citations, 0.25%
Energy Policy
3 citations, 0.25%
Cities
3 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Financial Services Marketing
3 citations, 0.25%
International Journal of Bank Marketing
3 citations, 0.25%
African Journal of Economic and Management Studies
3 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Psychology in Africa
3 citations, 0.25%
Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management
3 citations, 0.25%
Local Economy
3 citations, 0.25%
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
3 citations, 0.25%
Journal of African Law
3 citations, 0.25%
Anatolia
3 citations, 0.25%
Land Use Policy
3 citations, 0.25%
Sustainable Development
3 citations, 0.25%
Annals of Tourism Research
3 citations, 0.25%
Energy for Sustainable Development
3 citations, 0.25%
Computational Economics
3 citations, 0.25%
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
3 citations, 0.25%
Quantitative Finance and Economics
3 citations, 0.25%
Electronic Technology and Civil Procedure
3 citations, 0.25%
Sustainable Development Goals Series
3 citations, 0.25%
Fiscal Policy in the Southern European Union Countries
3 citations, 0.25%
International Review of Economics and Finance
2 citations, 0.16%
International Journal of Data Warehousing and Mining
2 citations, 0.16%
Tourism Recreation Research
2 citations, 0.16%
Journal of Intellectual Capital
2 citations, 0.16%
World Development Perspectives
2 citations, 0.16%
Journal of International Development
2 citations, 0.16%
Managerial Finance
2 citations, 0.16%
Investment Analysts Journal
2 citations, 0.16%
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Citing publishers

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Taylor & Francis
193 citations, 15.79%
Emerald
138 citations, 11.29%
Springer Nature
131 citations, 10.72%
MDPI
98 citations, 8.02%
Elsevier
91 citations, 7.45%
AOSIS
84 citations, 6.87%
Wiley
63 citations, 5.16%
SAGE
39 citations, 3.19%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
28 citations, 2.29%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
27 citations, 2.21%
IGI Global
23 citations, 1.88%
Virtus Interpress
21 citations, 1.72%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
15 citations, 1.23%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
15 citations, 1.23%
Walter de Gruyter
8 citations, 0.65%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
7 citations, 0.57%
Cambridge University Press
6 citations, 0.49%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
6 citations, 0.49%
Hindawi Limited
6 citations, 0.49%
Unisa Press
5 citations, 0.41%
Cognizant, LLC
5 citations, 0.41%
Association of Professional Managers in South Africa
4 citations, 0.33%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
4 citations, 0.33%
Academy of Science of South Africa
4 citations, 0.33%
IntechOpen
4 citations, 0.33%
Universitas Islam Indonesia (Islamic University of Indonesia)
4 citations, 0.33%
World Scientific
3 citations, 0.25%
Frontiers Media S.A.
3 citations, 0.25%
American Accounting Association
3 citations, 0.25%
Bureau for Economic Research
3 citations, 0.25%
Academic Journals
3 citations, 0.25%
Scientific Research Publishing
3 citations, 0.25%
Brill
2 citations, 0.16%
IWA Publishing
2 citations, 0.16%
IOP Publishing
2 citations, 0.16%
SciELO
2 citations, 0.16%
Centre for Evaluation in Education and Science (CEON/CEES)
2 citations, 0.16%
Publishing House Finance and Credit
2 citations, 0.16%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
1 citation, 0.08%
EDP Sciences
1 citation, 0.08%
University of Chicago Press
1 citation, 0.08%
1 citation, 0.08%
American Meteorological Society
1 citation, 0.08%
1 citation, 0.08%
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University
1 citation, 0.08%
Pensoft Publishers
1 citation, 0.08%
PeerJ
1 citation, 0.08%
Academy of Management
1 citation, 0.08%
Editura Economica
1 citation, 0.08%
Kiel Institute for the World Economy
1 citation, 0.08%
Borsa Istanbul Anonim Sirketi
1 citation, 0.08%
Vilnius University Press
1 citation, 0.08%
North-West University
1 citation, 0.08%
Institut de Sciences Mathematiques et Economiques Appliquees
1 citation, 0.08%
Inter-Research Science Center
1 citation, 0.08%
Akademiai Kiado
1 citation, 0.08%
National Library of Serbia
1 citation, 0.08%
With Intelligence LLC
1 citation, 0.08%
PAGEPress Publications
1 citation, 0.08%
Kamla Raj Enterprises
1 citation, 0.08%
Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika/Nicolaus Copernicus University
1 citation, 0.08%
Bristol University Press
1 citation, 0.08%
South Florida Publishing LLC
1 citation, 0.08%
The Pennsylvania State University Press
1 citation, 0.08%
World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS)
1 citation, 0.08%
SMW Supporting Association
1 citation, 0.08%
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
1 citation, 0.08%
Narxoz University - Non-profit joint stock company
1 citation, 0.08%
University Of Sharjah - Scientific Publishing Unit
1 citation, 0.08%
Japanese Association for Management Systems
1 citation, 0.08%
Pamukkale Universitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitusu Dergisi
1 citation, 0.08%
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University of Johannesburg
110 publications, 21.4%
Stellenbosch University
80 publications, 15.56%
North-West University
72 publications, 14.01%
University of the Witwatersrand
32 publications, 6.23%
University of Pretoria
30 publications, 5.84%
University of South Africa
30 publications, 5.84%
University of the Free State
14 publications, 2.72%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
13 publications, 2.53%
University of Cape Town
9 publications, 1.75%
Rhodes University
9 publications, 1.75%
Nelson Mandela University
7 publications, 1.36%
University of the Western Cape
5 publications, 0.97%
University of Venda
5 publications, 0.97%
University of Fort Hare
4 publications, 0.78%
Durban University of Technology
3 publications, 0.58%
University of Limpopo
3 publications, 0.58%
University of Lagos
3 publications, 0.58%
Midlands State University
3 publications, 0.58%
University of Waikato
2 publications, 0.39%
University of Zululand
2 publications, 0.39%
Great Zimbabwe University
2 publications, 0.39%
University of Namibia
2 publications, 0.39%
Taibah University
1 publication, 0.19%
Massey University
1 publication, 0.19%
Lincoln University
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Canberra
1 publication, 0.19%
National Research Foundation
1 publication, 0.19%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
1 publication, 0.19%
Vaal University of Technology
1 publication, 0.19%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
1 publication, 0.19%
Adekunle Ajasin University
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Cape Coast
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Mines and Technology
1 publication, 0.19%
University for Development Studies
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Göttingen
1 publication, 0.19%
Tilburg University
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Regensburg
1 publication, 0.19%
Vienna University of Economics and Business
1 publication, 0.19%
Erasmus University Rotterdam
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Central Lancashire
1 publication, 0.19%
National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo
1 publication, 0.19%
Copperbelt University
1 publication, 0.19%
Kaunas University of Technology
1 publication, 0.19%
University of Limerick
1 publication, 0.19%
National University of Lesotho
1 publication, 0.19%
Le Havre Normandy University
1 publication, 0.19%
Cleveland State University
1 publication, 0.19%
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University of Johannesburg
21 publications, 14.09%
North-West University
19 publications, 12.75%
Stellenbosch University
15 publications, 10.07%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
7 publications, 4.7%
University of the Witwatersrand
5 publications, 3.36%
University of Pretoria
5 publications, 3.36%
University of South Africa
5 publications, 3.36%
Rhodes University
4 publications, 2.68%
University of Venda
4 publications, 2.68%
University of Cape Town
3 publications, 2.01%
Nelson Mandela University
3 publications, 2.01%
University of the Western Cape
2 publications, 1.34%
Durban University of Technology
2 publications, 1.34%
Lincoln University
1 publication, 0.67%
National Research Foundation
1 publication, 0.67%
University of Fort Hare
1 publication, 0.67%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
1 publication, 0.67%
University of Limpopo
1 publication, 0.67%
Vaal University of Technology
1 publication, 0.67%
University of Lagos
1 publication, 0.67%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
1 publication, 0.67%
Adekunle Ajasin University
1 publication, 0.67%
University of Mines and Technology
1 publication, 0.67%
University of Central Lancashire
1 publication, 0.67%
Midlands State University
1 publication, 0.67%
Great Zimbabwe University
1 publication, 0.67%
National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo
1 publication, 0.67%
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Publishing countries

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South Africa, 402, 78.21%
South Africa
402 publications, 78.21%
Brazil, 16, 3.11%
Brazil
16 publications, 3.11%
Italy, 13, 2.53%
Italy
13 publications, 2.53%
Greece, 7, 1.36%
Greece
7 publications, 1.36%
Zimbabwe, 6, 1.17%
Zimbabwe
6 publications, 1.17%
Iraq, 5, 0.97%
Iraq
5 publications, 0.97%
Nigeria, 5, 0.97%
Nigeria
5 publications, 0.97%
USA, 4, 0.78%
USA
4 publications, 0.78%
New Zealand, 4, 0.78%
New Zealand
4 publications, 0.78%
Ghana, 3, 0.58%
Ghana
3 publications, 0.58%
Namibia, 2, 0.39%
Namibia
2 publications, 0.39%
Finland, 2, 0.39%
Finland
2 publications, 0.39%
Germany, 1, 0.19%
Germany
1 publication, 0.19%
Australia, 1, 0.19%
Australia
1 publication, 0.19%
Austria, 1, 0.19%
Austria
1 publication, 0.19%
Botswana, 1, 0.19%
Botswana
1 publication, 0.19%
Zambia, 1, 0.19%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.19%
India, 1, 0.19%
India
1 publication, 0.19%
Ireland, 1, 0.19%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.19%
Canada, 1, 0.19%
Canada
1 publication, 0.19%
Colombia, 1, 0.19%
Colombia
1 publication, 0.19%
Lesotho, 1, 0.19%
Lesotho
1 publication, 0.19%
Lithuania, 1, 0.19%
Lithuania
1 publication, 0.19%
Netherlands, 1, 0.19%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.19%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.19%
Saudi Arabia
1 publication, 0.19%
Tanzania, 1, 0.19%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.19%
Uganda, 1, 0.19%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.19%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 91, 61.07%
South Africa
91 publications, 61.07%
Zimbabwe, 3, 2.01%
Zimbabwe
3 publications, 2.01%
Nigeria, 3, 2.01%
Nigeria
3 publications, 2.01%
Botswana, 1, 0.67%
Botswana
1 publication, 0.67%
Ghana, 1, 0.67%
Ghana
1 publication, 0.67%
New Zealand, 1, 0.67%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.67%
Tanzania, 1, 0.67%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.67%
Uganda, 1, 0.67%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.67%
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