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African Journal of Political Science

UJ Press · South Africa

ISSN1027-0353eISSN1726-3727

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Aims & Scope

dedicated to the study of the political in all its dimensions and permutations in African and black societies in general

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Africa

Primary LanguageFrench, English

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 21 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications—

Publisher OrgAfrican Journals OnLine

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

UJ Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1027-0353 / 1726-3727

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

French, English

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

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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)

International Development and AidGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsPolitical Conflict and GovernanceAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesAfrican history and culture studiesLegal Issues in South AfricaSouth African History and CultureHuman Rights and DevelopmentAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesAfrican history and culture analysis

Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Political Science

Is African Journal of Political Science a predatory journal?

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What is the impact factor of African Journal of Political Science?

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

Is African Journal of Political Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

African Journal of Political Science is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of African Journal of Political Science?