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Research in African Literatures

Indiana University Press · United States · Est. 1969

ISSN1527-2044

SJR Q1✓ WOS A&HCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.189

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.673

Total Worksi

3,708

Total Citationsi

15,876

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Literature, African, Australian, Canadian; Literature and Literary Theory.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1969

Annual Volume~ 53 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications3,708

Publisher OrgIndiana University Press

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Indiana University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1527-2044

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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

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

250

2018

137

2019

156

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Literature, African, Australian, Canadian

Scopus Categories

Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture studiesPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesCaribbean and African Literature and CultureSouth African History and CultureGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesAfrican history and culture analysisCaribbean history, culture, and politicsNorth African History and LiteratureAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues

Frequently asked questions about Research in African Literatures

Is Research in African Literatures a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Research in African Literatures: 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 Research in African Literatures?

Research in African Literatures 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 0.26.

Is Research in African Literatures indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Research in African Literatures is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Research in African Literatures?