Journal profile · ECONOMICS
African Journal of Economic and Management Studies
ISSN 2040-0705 · eISSN 2040-0713 · Emerald
African Journal of Economic and Management Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); hybrid open access; 73 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
African Journal of Economic and Management Studies is published by Emerald and is in Zone 4 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Economic Growth and Development, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, together about 26.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): ECONOMICS
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Economic Growth and DevelopmentComputer Science10.2%
- Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance9.5%
- Microfinance and Financial InclusionEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.7%
- Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.2%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6%
- Innovation and Socioeconomic DevelopmentBusiness, Management and Accounting5.4%
- Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesBusiness, Management and Accounting5.1%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 250OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 8.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 70LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 642 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 9 | 16 |
| 2025 | 73 | 12 | 122 |
| 2024 | 55 | 7 | 270 |
| 2023 | 57 | 15 | 707 |
| 2022 | 44 | 12 | 522 |
| 2021 | 34 | 1 | 439 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Emerald
- ISSN
- 2040-0705
- Electronic ISSN
- 2040-0713
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Economic and Management Studies
What CAS zone is African Journal of Economic and Management Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, African Journal of Economic and Management Studies is in Zone 4 of Economics, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Economics. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index African Journal of Economic and Management Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, African Journal of Economic and Management Studies is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is African Journal of Economic and Management Studies open access, and what is the APC?
African Journal of Economic and Management Studies is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .