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Ikenga

University of Nigeria, Institute of African Studies · Nigeria · Est. 2021

ISSN2006-4241

SJR Q1✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

Total78

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

SJR Scorei

0.176

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.375

Total Worksi

162

Total Citationsi

135

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.13

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Literature and Literary Theory; Archeology (arts and humanities); Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); Cultural Studies; History; Religious Studies; Gender Studies; Social Sciences (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionNigeria

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 35 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications162

Region🌍 Global South

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

4/12 · 33%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Nigeria, Institute of African Studies

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2006-4241

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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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2021

2022

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Archeology (arts and humanities)Q2

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2

Cultural StudiesQ2

HistoryQ2

Religious StudiesQ2

Gender StudiesQ3

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Gender StudiesHistorySocial Sciences (miscellaneous)Cultural StudiesArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Religious StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryArcheology (arts and humanities)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolencePostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesReligion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in NigeriaCOVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsWireless Body Area NetworksBluetooth and Wireless Communication TechnologiesFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance DevicesAfrican Education and PoliticsAfrican history and culture studies

Frequently asked questions about Ikenga

Is Ikenga a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ikenga: it is indexed in 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 Ikenga?

Ikenga is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.176.

Is Ikenga indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ikenga is indexed in Scopus.