Journal profile
The African Journal of Information and Communication
ISSN 2077-7205 · eISSN 2077-7213 · LINK Centre, School of Literature Language and Media (SLLM) · South Africa
The African Journal of Information and Communication: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 13 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The African Journal of Information and Communication is published by LINK Centre, School of Literature Language and Media (SLLM). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are ICT Impact and Policies, E-Government and Public Services and ICT in Developing Communities, together about 30.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The African Journal of Information and Communication (AJIC) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, open access journal published by the LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), Johannesburg. Established in 2010, AJIC's content focuses on dimensions of digital, electronic and physical ecosystems that facilitate information, communication, innovation and transformation in African settings and in the broader Global South. AJIC's precursor, The Southern African Journal of Information and Communication (SAJIC), was published from 2000 to 2008.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named South Africa 18, United States 3, Canada 2, Netherlands 2, Nigeria 2 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- ICT Impact and PoliciesEngineering13.3%
- E-Government and Public ServicesSocial Sciences9.8%
- ICT in Developing CommunitiesComputer Science7.7%
- Intellectual Property LawSocial Sciences6.8%
- Digitalization, Law, and RegulationSocial Sciences6.5%
- Public Administration in Developing NationsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Information Society and Technology TrendsSocial Sciences4.9%
- Intellectual Property Rights and MediaSocial Sciences4%
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
- 17OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.26OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 274 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 161 |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 230 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 266 |
| 2023 | 13 | 13 | 197 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 161 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 125 |
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 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 8,000 words
- Reference style
- APA
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
All AJIC articles are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. Contributors whose submissions are published in AJIC are thus required to grant AJIC's publisher—LINK Centre, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg—a non-exclusive licence to publish their contributions in AJIC under the CC BY 4.0. Contributors retain the copyrights and publishing rig…
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
- LINK Centre, School of Literature Language and Media (SLLM)
- Country or region
- South Africa
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2077-7205
- Electronic ISSN
- 2077-7213
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about The African Journal of Information and Communication
How long does peer review take at The African Journal of Information and Communication?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of The African Journal of Information and Communication?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 8,000 words; Reference style: APA. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of The African Journal of Information and Communication based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Africa (18), United States (3) and Canada (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index The African Journal of Information and Communication?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, The African Journal of Information and Communication is indexed in DOAJ.
Is The African Journal of Information and Communication open access, and what is the APC?
The African Journal of Information and Communication 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .