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Journal of African Cultural Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1998

ISSN1369-6815eISSN1469-9346

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.389

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.033

Total Works

697

Total Citations

8,037

2yr Mean Citedness

1.00

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of African Cultural Studies is an international journal providing a forum for perceptions of African culture from inside and outside Africa. It publishes in the area(s) of Cultural Studies, Politics, and Narrative.

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⚡ 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 Published1998

Annual Volume~ 39 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications697

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Routledge

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1369-6815 / 1469-9346

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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?

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

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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

Linguistics and LanguageQ1

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

MusicQ1

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Cultural Studies

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesMusicLiterature and Literary TheoryVisual Arts and Performing ArtsLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture studiesAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesAfrican history and culture analysisAnthropological Studies and InsightsSouth African History and CultureAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ IssuesMusic History and CultureMultilingual Education and Policy