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Journal of the African Literature Association

Taylor and Francis · Australia · Est. 2006

ISSN2167-4736

SJR Q1✓ 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 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.241

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.704

Total Worksi

679

Total Citationsi

861

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of the African Literature Association examines the interface between literary and other forms of cultural and artistic work on the African continent and in the African diaspora. Articles published in the journal aim to contribute to the fields of literary and cultural studies.

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General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications679

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2167-4736

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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

133

2019

2020

2021

160

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

Cultural StudiesQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesAfrican history and culture studiesCaribbean and African Literature and CultureSouth African History and CultureAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ IssuesGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesNorth African History and LiteratureAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesRace, History, and American Society

Frequently asked questions about Journal of the African Literature Association

Is Journal of the African Literature Association a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of the African Literature Association: 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 the African Literature Association?

Journal of the African Literature Association is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.241.

Is Journal of the African Literature Association indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of the African Literature Association is indexed in Scopus.