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Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands

ISSN0932-9714eISSN1875-7421

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total22

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

0.103

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.132

Total Works

1,100

Total Citations

1,108

2yr Mean Citedness

0.19

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal examines African literature and cultural studies, with a particular focus on postcolonial themes, satire, and the use of humor in exploring social and political realities. It analyzes how authors engage with issues of identity, trauma, resistance, and the legacies of colonialism and apartheid across various African contexts and diasporas. The journal also explores speculative fiction, gender, and queer experiences within African narratives.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 24 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,100

Publisher OrgBrill

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0932-9714 / 1875-7421

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2018

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ3

Cultural StudiesQ4

HistoryQ4

Sociology and Political ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cultural StudiesLiterature

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHistoryCultural StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture studiesPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesSouth African History and CultureDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesAfrican studies and sociopolitical issues