South African Journal of Business Management

Aims & Scope

The South African Journal of Business Management publishes articles that have real significance for management theory and practice.

The content of the journal falls into two categories: managerial theory and management practice: -Management theory is devoted to reporting new methodological developments, whether analytical or philosophical.

In general, papers should, in addition to developing a new theory, include some discussion of applications, either historical or potential.

Both state-of-the-art surveys and papers discussing new developments are appropriate for this category. -Management practice concerns the methodology involved in applying scientific knowledge.

It focusses on the problems of developing and converting management theory to practice while considering behavioural and economic realities.

Papers should reflect the mutual interest of managers and management scientists in the exercise of the management function.

Appropriate papers may include examples of implementations that generalise experience rather than specific incidents and facts, and principles of model development and adaptation that underline successful application of particular aspects of management theory.

The relevance of the paper to the professional manager should be highlighted as far as possible.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
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• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Business, Management and Accounting, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 15,384.00 ZAR. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The relationships between service quality, customer satisfaction and buying intentions in the private hospital industry

  Citation: 123

  Authors: C., B.

• Job insecurity, extrinsic and intrinsic job satisfaction and affective organisational commitment of maintenance workers in a parastatal

  Citation: 79

  Authors: J. H., H.

• The effect of ethical values on transformational leadership and ethical climate in organisations

  Citation: 62

  Authors: A. S., A. S., C. C.

• An instrument to measure organizational culture

  Citation: 53

  Authors: W. Z., T. J., E. V.D.M.

• The effect of the social values of ubuntu on team effectiveness

  Citation: 48

  Authors: N., M. K., A. S.

• Experiences with Queen Bees: A South African study exploring the reluctance of women executives to promote other women in the workplace

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Z., B.

• Defining and identifying stakeholders: Views from management and stakeholders

  Citation: 46

  Authors: S., R., B.

• Strategy disclosures by listed financial services companies: Signalling theory, legitimacy theory and South African integrated reporting practices

  Citation: 46

  Authors: W., C., W.

• Strategy and business models - strange bedfellows? A case for convergence and its evolution into strategic architecture

  Citation: 44

  Authors: G. M., L. C.H.

• Job demands, job resources, burnout and work engagement of managers at a platinum mine in the North West Province

  Citation: 43

  Authors: S., J. H.M.