Journal profile
South Asian Journal of Management Sciences
ISSN 2074-2967 · eISSN 2410-8537 · Iqra University · Pakistan
South Asian Journal of Management Sciences: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 9 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
South Asian Journal of Management Sciences is published by Iqra University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, together about 21% of its articles. Its main subfields are Marketing. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The South Asian Journal of Management Sciences (SAJMS) is a blind peer-refereed journal published bi-annually by Iqra University Research Center (IURC).The journal recognizes the growing involvement of regional issues in management sciences within the larger context of globalization and international business arena. It, therefore, aims to provide an opportunity and a forum to communicate relevant and current issues in the area of business management and its allied sciences, including emerging trends and their application to and implication for the global business community.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Usman GhaniPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorBusiness, Management and Accounting7.4%
- Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyEconomics, Econometrics and Finance6.8%
- Financial Analysis and Corporate GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.2%
- Marketing and Advertising StrategiesBusiness, Management and Accounting6.2%
- Consumer Behavior and Marketing InfluenceBusiness, Management and Accounting5.6%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and IdentificationBusiness, Management and Accounting4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.25OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 132 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 59 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 102 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 124 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 84 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 76 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, Peer review, Plagiarism
- Authorship Authorship of the Paper
Authorship should be limited to those who have made a significant contribution to the conception, design, execution, or interpretation of the reported study. All those who have made significant contributions should be listed as co-authors. Where there are others who have participated in certain substantive aspects of the research project, they should be acknowledged or listed as contributors. The …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure and Conflicts of Interest
All authors should disclose in their manuscript any financial or other substantive conflict of interest that might be construed to influence the results or interpretation of their manuscript. All sources of financial support for the project should be disclosed.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Access and Retention
Authors are asked to provide the raw data in connection with a paper for editorial review, if practicable, and should in any event be prepared to retain such data for a reasonable time after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
Borders and Territories Publication Ethics Statement Any facts that might be connected to the conflicts of authorships must be disclosed before the submission. Authors should present the correct findings and data that also includes an objective discussion of the findings' significance. Data and methods mentioned in the research need to be presented in sufficient detail to be easily used for future…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review process
The peer review process facilitates a fair hearing for a manuscript among members of the scientific community. More practically, it helps editors decide which manuscripts are suitable for their journals. Peer review often helps authors and editors improve the quality of reporting. We believe that manuscripts submitted to our journal are privileged communications that are authors’ private, confiden…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Originality and Plagiarism
The authors should ensure that they have written entirely original works, and if the authors have used the work and/or words of others that this has been appropriately cited or quoted.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Iqra University
- Country or region
- Pakistan
- Language
- English, Amharic
- ISSN
- 2074-2967
- Electronic ISSN
- 2410-8537
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about South Asian Journal of Management Sciences
How long does peer review take at South Asian Journal of Management Sciences?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index South Asian Journal of Management Sciences?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, South Asian Journal of Management Sciences is indexed in DOAJ.
Is South Asian Journal of Management Sciences open access, and what is the APC?
South Asian Journal of Management Sciences is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .