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Journal of North African Studies

Routledge · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN1743-9345

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

280

days submission → published

measured · last 7 articles · accept 262d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.562

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.067

Total Worksi

1,840

Total Citationsi

13,504

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.60

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Area Studies; Development; Geography, Planning and Development; Political Science and International Relations.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 72 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,840

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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?

1743-9345

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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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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

Citations received

108

458

2019

657

2020

360

2021

184

2022

104

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.

DevelopmentQ2

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ2

Political Science and International RelationsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

DevelopmentGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderNorth African History and LiteratureAfrican Studies and GeopoliticsAfrican history and culture studiesPolitical and Social IssuesIslamic Studies and HistoryHispanic-African Historical RelationsAfrican history and culture analysisPolitical Conflict and GovernanceLanguage, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Journal of North African Studies

Is Journal of North African Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of North African Studies: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of North African Studies?

Journal of North 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 0.60.

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

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

What is the aims and scope of Journal of North African Studies?