Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Aims & Scope

The Southern African Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (SAJESBM) is a peer-reviewed journal that is aimed at providing practical guidance and empirical evidence to researchers and practitioners specialising in the entrepreneurial and business management fields.

The journal provides a communication forum to advance entrepreneurship, innovation, small business management and family business theory, as well as the application thereof in practice.

Its aim is the improvement and further development of these fields and it is designed to appeal to both practitioners and academics.

A double-blind review process is followed, supported by a national and international Editorial Review Board.

The mission of the SAJESBM is to publish empirical and theoretical contributions in the form of fieldwork, laboratory, case-studies, qualitative, quantitative, or conceptual papers.

The significance of the findings is applied as relevant and functional in the entrepreneurial and management fields.

It is envisaged that the SAJESBM will serve as a platform in which information central to the concerns of practitioners and academics is presented.

In this way research not only grows out of the concerns of practitioners, but simultaneously shapes theories for future practice.

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)

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences, 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, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences, 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 17,088.00 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.

• Challenges faced by small, medium and micro enterprises in Gauteng: A case for entrepreneurial leadership as an essential tool for success

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Thabisile, Preeya

• Evaluating mentoring outcomes from the perspective of entrepreneurs and small business owners

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Cordelia, Menisha N.

• Motivational factors affecting informal women entrepreneurs in North-West Province

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Sanchen, Kabira

• Impact of unemployment and income on entrepreneurship in post-apartheid South Africa: 1994–2015

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Darma, Irrshad

• The role of business incubators in creating sustainable small and medium enterprises

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Lia M.M., Lodewikus J. Janse

• Self-service banking and financial literacy as prognosticators of business performance among rural small and medium-sized enterprises in Zimbabwe

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Eugine T., Miston, Nkosivile W.

• Internal constraints to business performance in black-owned small to medium enterprises in the construction industry

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Robert H., Chengedzai

• A generic balanced scorecard for small and medium manufacturing enterprises in South Africa

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Arthur, Houdini, Lourens

• Constraints to growth in informal sector activities and formalisation: A case study of Ghanaian slums

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Darma, Luther-King Junior

• The relationship between entrepreneurial competencies and the recurring entrepreneurial intention and action of existing entrepreneurs

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Melodi, Tom J., Marc W.