The African Journal of Information and Communication
LINK Centre, School of Literature Language and Media (SLLM)
About the journal
The African Journal of Information and Communication is an open-access journal published by LINK Centre, School of Literature Language and Media (SLLM) in South Africa, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 20 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- LINK Centre, School of Literature Language and Media (SLLM)
- ISSN
- 2077-7205 · 2077-7213
- Country
- South Africa
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 321
- Declared review time
- 20 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- https://ajic.wits.ac.za
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2019-10-13
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 20 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2025
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
321
Most recent article
10 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
20weeks
Works in OpenAlex
272
Last recorded publication year
2025
h-index
17
i10-index
34
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy11
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2023-03-28
- Added to DOAJ
- 2019-10-13
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- Portico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- PKP PNPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 78%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 75%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Alternate titles
- AJIC
- Source type
- journal
Classification3
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- ICT Impact and Policies
- ICT Impact and Policies
- ICT Impact and Policies
- E-Government and Public Services
- ICT in Developing Communities
- E-Government and Public Services
- E-Government and Public Services
- Intellectual Property Law
Show all subjects (75)
- Digitalization, Law, and Regulation
- ICT in Developing Communities
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Information Society and Technology Trends
- Public Administration in Developing Nations
- Intellectual Property Rights and Media
- Legal Systems and Institutions
- Intellectual Property and Patents
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Merger and Competition Analysis
- Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Intellectual Property and Patents
- Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
- Intellectual Property and Patents
- FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
- Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
- Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies
- FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
- Copyright and Intellectual Property
- Copyright and Intellectual Property
- Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation
- Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
- Information and Cyber Security
- Law, AI, and Intellectual Property
- Academic Publishing and Open Access
- Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
- Innovation and Knowledge Management
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Digital Platforms and Economics
- Digital Platforms and Economics
- Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
- Copyright and Intellectual Property
- Information and Cyber Security
- Information and Cyber Security
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Economic Growth and Development
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
- Open Source Software Innovations
- Open Source Software Innovations
- Economic Growth and Development
- Economic Growth and Development
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Social Media and Politics
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Social Media and Politics
- Big Data and Business Intelligence
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Smart Cities and Technologies
- Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
- Big Data and Business Intelligence
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
- Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
Keywords (DOAJ)
- knowledge
- innovation
- technology
- economy
- information
- communication
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