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African and Asian Studies

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 1966

ISSN1569-2108

SJR Q2✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.163

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SNIP

0.328

Total Works

2,226

Total Citations

8,474

2yr Mean Citedness

0.23

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal explores contemporary issues in African and Asian studies, with a focus on political science, economics, cultural studies, and development. Recent articles examine topics such as carbon trading and land use in China, traditional culture education in Chinese universities, the Sinicization of Marxism, media's role in elections in Ghana, community policing in Ethiopia, insurgency and corruption in Nigeria, sovereignty conflicts in Chad, gendered wage consequences of overqualification in South Korea, modern Chinese art and oracle bone inscriptions, social security development in socialist countries, agricultural credit in Bangladesh, energy transitions in Africa, social networks and student migration from Africa to Russia, gender differences in linguistic behavior in China, public service motivation in socialist countries, the impact of religion on political order in Afghanistan, and the effects of Covid-19 on interstate rivalries, particularly between the U.S. and China.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1966

Annual Volume~ 52 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,226

Publisher OrgBrill

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1569-2108

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

HistoryQ2

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

DevelopmentQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceHistoryDevelopment

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture studiesChinese history and philosophyJapanese History and CultureAfrican history and culture analysisGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesInternational Development and AidSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical StudiesGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsAsian Studies and HistoryAfrican cultural and philosophical studies