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Journal of African Business Template

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About the Journal of African Business format

Journal of African Business is a peer-reviewed journal published by Taylor & Francis, covering Economic Growth and Development, Corporate Finance and Governance, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion.

PublisherTaylor & Francis
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago, T&F)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of African Business 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inEconomic Growth and Development Corporate Finance and Governance Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
ISSN1522-8916
Citation impact (2-yr)1.56
h-index56
i10-index323
Total citations14,137
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Ghana
Journal websitewww.tandfonline.com
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Papers published in Journal of African Business per year

20
2014
25
2015
22
2016
35
2017
18
2018
61
2019
45
2020
41
2021
36
2022
38
2023
37
2024
56
2025

Citation impact of Journal of African Business by publication year

372
2014
639
2015
1.3K
2016
1.6K
2017
983
2018
1.7K
2019
837
2020
729
2021
473
2022
212
2023
109
2024
62
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Journal of African Business

Information Sharing and Financial Sector Development in Africa

Vanessa S. Tchamyou, Simplice Asongu · 12 Aug 2016

This study investigates the effect information sharing has on financial sector development in 53 African countries for the period 2004 to 2011. Information sharing is measured with private credit bureaus and public credit registries. Hitherto unexplored dimensions of financial sector development are employed, namely: financial sector dynamics of formalization, informalization, and non-formalization. The empirical evidence…

The Role of Information Sharing in Modulating the Effect of Financial Access on Inequality

Vanessa S. Tchamyou · 11 Mar 2019

This study examines the role of information sharing in modulating the effect of financial access on income inequality in 48 African countries for the period 2004–2014. Information sharing is proxied with private credit bureaus and public credit registries. All dynamics of financial development are taken into account, namely: depth (money supply and liquid liabilities), efficiency…

Can Mobile Money Help Firms Mitigate the Problem of Access to Finance in Eastern sub-Saharan Africa?

Aparna Gosavi · 8 Nov 2017

Mobile money is a mobile-phone-based financial tool that can transfer money safely and quickly across a wide geographical area. Mobile money has transformed the way businesses in Eastern sub-Saharan Africa operate. Nowadays, banks team up with mobile-money-service providers and pay interest on deposits and grant loans based on financial transactions in mobile-money accounts. In this…

Mobile Money and Financial Inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa: the Moderating Role of Social Networks

George Okello Candiya Bongomin, Joseph Mpeera Ntayi, John C. Munene et al. · 3 Jan 2018

The purpose of this article is to test the moderating effect of social networks in the relationship between mobile money usage and financial inclusion in rural Uganda. The results revealed that there is a significant and positive moderating effect of social networks in the relationship between mobile money usage and financial inclusion in rural Uganda.…

Better the Devil You Know? Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Africa

Ivar Kolstad, Arne Wiig · 28 Mar 2011

What are the dominant motives behind China's increasing financial presence in Africa in recent years? In this article, the authors present new quantitative evidence on Chinese outward foreign direct investment flows to 29 African countries in the period 2003–2006. They find that Chinese foreign direct investment is attracted to countries with large natural resources, and…

Journal of African Business template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Journal of African Business use?
Journal of African Business uses Author–year (Chicago, T&F) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Journal of African Business 12 (3): 45–58.
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