Journal metric profile

South African Journal of Accounting Research

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.400 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.700 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 148/241 Recorded category rank

South African Journal of Accounting Research JCR impact factor overview

This profile summarizes the journal metrics and publication information available in the current directory record.

Page reviewed August 6, 2026

South African Journal of Accounting Research metric snapshot

South African Journal of Accounting Research has a bibliometric profile in this directory for 2025. The publisher recorded for the journal is ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. Its listed Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor is 1.400. The five-year Journal Impact Factor is 1.700, giving a second citation window for comparison. The journal is recorded in quartile Q3 for its listed JCR category.

Category position and quartile

The recorded JCR category position is 148 out of 241 journals. Based on that rank position, the journal sits within approximately the top 61% of the listed category. Its listed quartile is Q3. Category ranks and quartiles are field-specific and are not measures of the quality of an individual article.

How the citation indicators compare

The five-year Journal Impact Factor (1.700) is 0.300 points higher than the standard Journal Impact Factor (1.400). The Impact Factor without journal self-citations is the same as the listed standard value at the displayed precision. The Journal Citation Indicator (JCI) is recorded as 0.310. These measures use different definitions or citation windows, so they are most useful when read together rather than treated as interchangeable scores.

Citation and publication counts

For 2025, the directory record for South African Journal of Accounting Research lists total cites: 165; total articles: 19; citable items: 20. These fields describe different parts of the JCR record and should not be combined into an article-level quality score.

Citation half-life profile

The cited half-life is 4.8 years, indicating the median age of items that contributed citations to the journal in the reporting framework. The citing half-life is 6.9 years, indicating the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Identifiers and verification

South African Journal of Accounting Research is identified in this directory by print ISSN 1029-1954 and electronic ISSN 2376-3981. The publisher is recorded as ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. When making submission, library, or research-evaluation decisions, verify the title and identifiers against the journal publisher and the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports record.

Complete journal information

Use this table to verify the individual metric values, identifiers and publication details stored for this journal.

Journal nameSouth African Journal of Accounting Research
Abbreviated journalS AFR J ACCOUNT RES
PublisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank11,211
ISSN1029-1954
eISSN2376-3981
Total cites165
Total articles19
Citable items20
Cited half-life4.8 years
Citing half-life6.9 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.400
5-Year Impact Factor1.700
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.400
Journal Citation Indicator0.310
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank148/241
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of South African Journal of Accounting Research?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for South African Journal of Accounting Research is 1.400 for the 2025 metric year.

What are the JCR quartile and category rank of South African Journal of Accounting Research?

South African Journal of Accounting Research is listed with quartile Q3 and category rank 148/241. These values are category-specific and should be verified against the official JCR record when used for formal assessment.

What is the five-year Journal Impact Factor of South African Journal of Accounting Research?

The five-year Journal Impact Factor recorded for South African Journal of Accounting Research is 1.700. It uses a longer citation window than the standard Journal Impact Factor.

Who publishes South African Journal of Accounting Research?

South African Journal of Accounting Research is listed in this directory as being published by ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.

Additional records from the same publisher or with a similar listed JCR Impact Factor.