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Journal of African History

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN1469-5138

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI · 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.32

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.572

Total Worksi

6,323

Total Citationsi

53,947

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.20

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of African History is a leading international journal dedicated to the study of the history of Africa and its diaspora. It publishes original research articles, review articles, and book reviews on all aspects of African history, from the earliest times to the present day. The journal aims to foster debate and scholarship on the history of Africa and to provide a platform for emerging and established scholars.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,323

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1469-5138

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind 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)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

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

197

2019

201

2020

127

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

HistoryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

History

Scopus Categories

History

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture studiesGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesAfrican history and culture analysisColonialism, slavery, and tradeAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesSouth African History and CultureDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringAfrican Studies and GeopoliticsHistorical and Contemporary Political Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of African History

Is Journal of African History a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of African History: 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 Journal of African History?

Journal of African History 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.20.

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

Journal of African History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.