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International Journal of African Historical Studies

Boston University · United States

ISSN0361-7882eISSN2326-3016

SJR Q2✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (AHCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.137

H-Indexi

173

Total Worksi

6,132

Total Citationsi

183,513

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: History; Cultural Studies; Sociology and Political Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications6,132

Publisher OrgBoston University

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Boston University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0361-7882 / 2326-3016

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

164

2010

314

2011

519

2012

292

2013

290

2014

313

2015

2016

2018

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

HistoryQ2

Cultural StudiesQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHistoryCultural Studies

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture studiesGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesAfrican history and culture analysisColonialism, slavery, and tradeSouth African History and Culture

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of African Historical Studies

Is International Journal of African Historical Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of African Historical Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of International Journal of African Historical Studies?

International Journal of African Historical Studies is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.

Is International Journal of African Historical Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of African Historical Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of African Historical Studies?