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Critical African Studies

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2009

ISSN2168-1392eISSN2040-7211

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total35

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

0.467

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.348

Total Works

346

Total Citations

3,322

2yr Mean Citedness

1.09

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Critical African Studies publishes original research articles, review essays, commentaries, and debates based on original empirical research. The journal invites contributions that offer fresh empirical and theoretical insights into African Studies debates.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2009

FrequencyThree Issues Per Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications346

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

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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?

2168-1392 / 2040-7211

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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.

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q1

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

AnthropologyArea StudiesSocial Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Scopus Categories

Social Sciences (miscellaneous)Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)