Journal metric profile

South African Journal of International Affairs-SAJIA

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.100 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.100 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 94/169 Recorded category rank

South African Journal of International Affairs-SAJIA JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

South African Journal of International Affairs-SAJIA is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.100, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q3.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 94 out of 169 journals in its listed category. A Q3 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 347 total citations, 20 total articles, 21 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 1.100, which is equal to the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.000. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.530.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 7.5 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 6.9 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

South African Journal of International Affairs-SAJIA is identified in this record by print ISSN 1022-0461 and electronic ISSN 1938-0275. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameSouth African Journal of International Affairs-SAJIA
Abbreviated journalS AFR J INT AFF
PublisherROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank12,843
ISSN1022-0461
eISSN1938-0275
Total cites347
Total articles20
Citable items21
Cited half-life7.5 years
Citing half-life6.9 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.100
5-Year Impact Factor1.100
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.000
Journal Citation Indicator0.530
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank94/169
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of South African Journal of International Affairs-SAJIA?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for South African Journal of International Affairs-SAJIA is 1.100 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is South African Journal of International Affairs-SAJIA?

South African Journal of International Affairs-SAJIA is listed in quartile Q3. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes South African Journal of International Affairs-SAJIA?

South African Journal of International Affairs-SAJIA is listed as being published by ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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