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Safundi

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1753-3171eISSN1543-1304

SJR Q4✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total15

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

0.106

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

880

Total Citations

4,247

2yr Mean Citedness

0.19

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Safundi publishes analyses of the United States and South Africa from a transnational and/or comparative perspective, seeking to understand each country in relation to the other. The journal publishes research articles, review articles, interviews, political briefings, cultural briefings, roundtable discussions, visual essays, and personal essays informed by scholarship.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

Annual Volume~ 54 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications880

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1753-3171 / 1543-1304

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

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.

Cultural StudiesQ4

HistoryQ4

Political Science and International RelationsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Area Studies

Scopus Categories

HistoryCultural StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

South African History and CultureAfrican history and culture studiesPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesRace, History, and American SocietyLegal Issues in South AfricaAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ IssuesHistorical and Contemporary Political DynamicsCinema and Media StudiesMusic History and Culture