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Status
Active
Coverage
2013–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
0.8
SJR · SCImago
0.141
Q4 SJR quartile
H-index
8
Best quartile
Q4 · 15th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | 290 / 342 | 15th | Q4 |
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African Finance Journal
African Finance Journal is Scopus-indexed (Q4, CiteScore 0.8), ABS / AJG 1. Published by African Finance Association.
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ISSN 1605-9786Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: African Finance Association
Scopus · Q4ABS / AJG 1
0.8
CiteScore 2025
Q4
Best quartile
1
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
DOAJDirectory of Open Access Journals (live)
Not in DOAJ
Open accessNot registered as fully open access
ABS / AJGChartered Association of Business Schools 2024
Grade
Unchanged since 2021 vs ABS / AJG 2021
Field
Finance
1 = journals publishing recognised research of a more modest standard.
ABS = Chartered Association of Business Schools. AJG = its Academic Journal Guide, 2024 edition.
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Quick answers
Is African Finance Journal indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2013–present, best quartile Q4, CiteScore 0.8.
What quartile is African Finance Journal in Scopus?
African Finance Journal is Q4 in Finance (rank 290 of 342), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of African Finance Journal?
African Finance Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI), so Clarivate publishes no Journal Impact Factor for it. Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.8, quartile Q4, 15th percentile. Any "impact factor" quoted elsewhere is not the Clarivate metric. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.141, quartile Q4, with an H-index of 8.
Who publishes African Finance Journal and what is its ISSN?
African Finance Journal is published by African Finance Association. Its ISSN is 1605-9786.
Is African Finance Journal in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
What is the ABS / AJG rating of African Finance Journal?
It is graded 1 in the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS) Academic Journal Guide (AJG) 2024, in the Finance field, unchanged from 2021.
Is African Finance Journal open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is African Finance Journal? — open metrics via OpenAlex
African Finance Journal has an h-index of 18 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 0.8, quartile Q4. On 2-year citations it ranks #320 of 335 Scopus journals in Finance.
18
h-index
0
2-yr mean citations
28
i10-index
167
works indexed
1,208
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#320 of 335 Bottom 5% Finance
African Finance Journal published 3 papers in 2021; its busiest recent year was 2013 with 9. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for African Finance Journal? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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