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African Studies Review

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0002-0206eISSN1555-2462

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

0.354

H-Index

111

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.217

Total Works

6,585

Total Citations

68,092

2yr Mean Citedness

0.10

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Aims & Scope

African Studies Review is a leading journal that publishes original research and scholarly articles on Africa and the African diaspora. It covers a wide range of disciplines, including history, political science, anthropology, sociology, literature, cultural studies, and economics. The journal aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and scholarly debate on issues relevant to Africa and its peoples.

⚡ 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—

Frequency3 No. A Year <1987>-

StatusActive

Total Publications6,585

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

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?

0002-0206 / 1555-2462

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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.

Cultural StudiesQ1

AnthropologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

AnthropologyCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture studiesAfrican history and culture analysisGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies