South African Journal of African Languages JCR impact factor overview
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Clarivate JCR impact factor overview
South African Journal of African Languages 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 0.200, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric.
Ranking and quartile
A JCR category rank is not available in the current record.
Citation profile
The record contains 198 total citations, 55 total articles, 57 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 0.300, which is 0.100 points above 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 0.200. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.380.
Citation half-life
The cited half-life is recorded as 10.2 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 14.7 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.
Journal identifiers and verification
South African Journal of African Languages is identified in this record by print ISSN 0257-2117 and electronic ISSN 2305-1159. 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 name | South African Journal of African Languages |
|---|---|
| Abbreviated journal | S AFR J AFR LANG |
| Publisher | ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Metric year | 2025 |
| Overall rank | 19,331 |
| ISSN | 0257-2117 |
| eISSN | 2305-1159 |
| Total cites | 198 |
| Total articles | 55 |
| Citable items | 57 |
| Cited half-life | 10.2 years |
| Citing half-life | 14.7 years |
| JCR-based Journal Impact Factor | 0.200 |
| 5-Year Impact Factor | 0.300 |
| Impact Factor without journal self-cites | 0.200 |
| Journal Citation Indicator | 0.380 |
| JCR Impact Factor quartile | Not available |
| JCR category rank | Not available |
| Database record updated |
Frequently asked questions
What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of South African Journal of African Languages?
The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for South African Journal of African Languages is 0.200 for the 2025 metric year.
What quartile is South African Journal of African Languages?
A JCR Impact Factor quartile is not available in the current directory record for South African Journal of African Languages.
Who publishes South African Journal of African Languages?
South African Journal of African Languages 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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