Finance:South African Journal of Economics

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Short description: Peer-reviewed journal
South African Journal of Economics  
|Subject |Discipline}}Economics Development Economics
LanguageEnglish
Publication details
History1933-Present
Publisher
FrequencyQuarterly
0.685 (2016)
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4S. Afr. J. Econ.
Indexing
ISSN0038-2280 (print)
1813-6982 (web)
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South African Journal of Economics is a quarterly peer-reviewed economics journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Economic Society of South Africa (ESSA). The journal was established in 1933. The journal publishes information on economic issues affecting African countries. General topics of focus include health issues, inflation issues, monetary and fiscal policy issues, regulatory issues and information on the South Africa .

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2016 impact factor of 0.685, ranking it 225th out of 347 journals in the category "Economics".[1]

History

During Apartheid the Journal experienced significant challenges to remain viable due to a lack of foreign contributions and emigration of young South African economics graduates.[2]

References

  1. "Journals Ranked by Impact: Economics". 2016 Journal Citation Reports. Web of Science (Social Sciences ed.). Thomson Reuters. 2017. 
  2. Joubert, Joubert; Black, Philip; Leibbrandt, Murray; Koch, Steven F (April 2015). "Johannes de Villiers Graaf". Royal Economic Society (169): 24–25. https://www.res.org.uk/uploads/assets/uploaded/b7644186-de6e-4c99-92eaec4546267f50.pdf. 

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