Journal profile · BUSINESS, FINANCE
Southern African Journal of Accountability and Auditing Research-SAJAAR
ISSN 1028-9011
Southern African Journal of Accountability and Auditing Research-SAJAAR: CAS Zone 4 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 8 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Southern African Journal of Accountability and Auditing Research-SAJAAR is in Zone 4 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Risk Management in Financial Firms and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research, together about 36.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Accounting. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): BUSINESS, FINANCE
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Auditing, Earnings Management, GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting17.6%
- Risk Management in Financial FirmsBusiness, Management and Accounting9.4%
- Financial Reporting and Valuation ResearchBusiness, Management and Accounting9.4%
- Construction Project Management and PerformanceDecision Sciences8.8%
- Accounting Education and CareersBusiness, Management and Accounting8.2%
- Corporate Finance and GovernanceBusiness, Management and Accounting6.9%
- Accounting and Organizational ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting4.4%
- Legal Issues in South AfricaSocial Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Business, Finance | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCILetPub
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
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.93OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 93 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 2022 | 8 | 1 | 27 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- ISSN
- 1028-9011
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Southern African Journal of Accountability and Auditing Research-SAJAAR
What CAS zone is Southern African Journal of Accountability and Auditing Research-SAJAAR in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Southern African Journal of Accountability and Auditing Research-SAJAAR is in Zone 4 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Business, Finance. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Southern African Journal of Accountability and Auditing Research-SAJAAR?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Southern African Journal of Accountability and Auditing Research-SAJAAR is indexed in ESCI.
Is Southern African Journal of Accountability and Auditing Research-SAJAAR open access, and what is the APC?
Southern African Journal of Accountability and Auditing Research-SAJAAR is a subscription 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .