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Journal of Modern African Studies

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1963

ISSN1469-7777

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.436

H-Indexi

108

SNIPi

1.099

Total Worksi

5,108

Total Citationsi

62,482

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.41

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Modern African Studies is a leading international journal dedicated to the study of Africa. It publishes high-quality, original research articles, review articles, and book reviews on all aspects of the continent's social sciences and humanities. The journal covers a wide range of topics, including politics, economics, sociology, anthropology, history, literature, and culture. It aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and to provide a platform for scholars from Africa and around the world to share their research and perspectives.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1963

Annual Volume~ 53 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,108

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?

1469-7777

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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

353

2019

322

2020

293

2021

204

2022

193

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture studiesAfrican history and culture analysisInternational Development and AidAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsLegal Issues in South AfricaHistorical and Contemporary Political DynamicsSouth African History and Culture

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Modern African Studies

Is Journal of Modern African Studies a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Modern African Studies 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 0.41.

Is Journal of Modern African Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Modern African Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.