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Journal of African Union Studies

Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2012

ISSN2050-4306

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.175

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.252

Total Worksi

244

Total Citationsi

631

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of African Union Studies advances theoretical and empirical research on themes and dynamics related to the quest for African unity, the policies and relations promoted to achieve this, and challenges in the struggle for African renaissance. It publishes research related to Social Sciences.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2012

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications244

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2050-4306

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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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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

2017

131

2018

233

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Political Science and International RelationsQ3

Sociology and Political ScienceQ3

DevelopmentQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Sociology and Political ScienceDevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Peace and Security DynamicsInternational Development and AidPeacebuilding and International SecurityGlobal Political and Social DynamicsAfrican history and culture studiesHuman Rights and DevelopmentGlobal trade and economicsGlobal Politics and EconomyHIV/AIDS Impact and ResponsesMigration and Labor Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Journal of African Union Studies

Is Journal of African Union Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of African Union Studies: it is indexed in 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 Journal of African Union Studies?

Journal of African Union Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.175.

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

Journal of African Union Studies is indexed in Scopus.