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Africana Studia

Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto · Portugal

ISSN0874-2375eISSN2182-2867
DOAJOpen Access

Aims & Scope

The Editorial Board ofAfricana Studiacommit themselves to prevent that any commercial policy has impact or influence on theASeditorial decisions. This is an International Journal published by the R&D Unit CEAUP. The Editorial Board ofASdoes not accept advertising other than institutional or the one coming from scientific journals. Every manuscript is blindly evaluated by at least two peer-reviewers on the basis of a standard form provided by the Editorial Board ofAS. Submitted manuscripts are confidential documents and no information concerning them is to be disclosed to anyone other than the respective author or authors, to the reviewers or to other members of theASEditorial Board. Information disclosed in submitted manuscripts cannot be used in anyone else’s work without the express consent of its authors. The reviewer’s information is to be blindly given to the authors within a maximum period of six months after the submission of the manuscript. It will be accompanied by the final decision regarding publication issued by the Editorial Board ofAS. Complaints based on ethical grounds regarding published articles oblige the Editorial Board ofASto contact the author or authors and may also lead to further communications to institutions and research bodies.

General Information

Country / RegionPortugal
Primary LanguagePortuguese, English, French
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications
Publisher OrgUniversity of Porto
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review
OA LicenseCC BY-NC
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
📦 Long-term Preservation
LOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/11 · 82%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0874-2375 / 2182-2867
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
LOCKSS
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
Portuguese, English, French

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
3
3
2015
2
1
2017
1
0
2019
27
13
2020
18
3
2021
21
28
2022
33
4
2023
24
2
2024

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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture studiesAfrican Studies and GeopoliticsAfrican history and culture analysisLinguistic and Sociocultural StudiesMultilingual Education and PolicyMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderAgriculture and Rural Development ResearchMigration, Identity, and HealthGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesPhysical Education and Sports Studies

Frequently asked questions about Africana Studia

Is Africana Studia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Africana Studia: it is indexed in DOAJ, 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 Africana Studia?

Africana Studia is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is Africana Studia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Africana Studia is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Africana Studia?

The Editorial Board ofAfricana Studiacommit themselves to prevent that any commercial policy has impact or influence on theASeditorial decisions. This is an International Journal published by the R&D Unit CEAUP. The Editorial Board ofASdoes not accept advertising other than institutional or the one coming from scientific journals. Every manuscript is blindly evaluated by at least two peer-reviewers on the basis of a standard form provided by the Editorial Board ofAS. Submitted manuscripts are confidential documents and no information concerning them is to be disclosed to anyone other than the

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref