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Journal of African Films and Diaspora Studies

Adonis and Abbey Publishers Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2018

ISSN2516-2705

SJR Q2✓ 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 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.161

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.488

Total Worksi

209

Total Citationsi

147

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.26

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of African Films & Diaspora Studies is a multi-disciplinary journal that publishes articles on African films, Diaspora Studies, and performance arts of all genres, including drama/theatre, carnivals, masquerades, and dances. It also covers research on communication studies, media, culture, and society.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2018

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications209

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Adonis and Abbey Publishers Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2516-2705

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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?

English

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

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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.

Cultural StudiesQ2

Visual Arts and Performing ArtsQ2

CommunicationQ3

Linguistics and LanguageQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Cultural StudiesVisual Arts and Performing ArtsLinguistics and LanguageCommunication

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture studiesMedia Studies and CommunicationCinema and Media StudiesSouth Asian Cinema and CultureAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesSocial Media and PoliticsMisinformation and Its ImpactsCultural Industries and Urban DevelopmentMedia Influence and PoliticsICT Impact and Policies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of African Films and Diaspora Studies

Is Journal of African Films and Diaspora Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of African Films and Diaspora 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 Films and Diaspora Studies?

Journal of African Films and Diaspora Studies is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.161.

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

Journal of African Films and Diaspora Studies is indexed in Scopus.