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Africa

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0001-9720eISSN1750-0184

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.566

H-Index

108

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.212

Total Works

12,298

Total Citations

76,639

2yr Mean Citedness

0.13

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Aims & Scope

Africa is the leading international journal for the study of African languages and cultures. It publishes original research and reviews on all aspects of African studies, including anthropology, archaeology, history, linguistics, literature, politics, and sociology. The journal is published quarterly by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the International African Institute.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications12,298

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0001-9720 / 1750-0184

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

AnthropologyQ1

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologyArea Studies

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Geography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture studiesAfrican history and culture analysisGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal case studies and regulations