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Studies in African Languages and Cultures

University of Warsaw · Poland · Est. 1995

ISSN2545-2134eISSN2657-4187
SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
33
/ 100
High Risk
Score Breakdown
✓ Scopus Q2+18
✓ DOAJ Verified+15
Total33
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 ↗
SJR Score
0.127
H-Index
4
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.436
Total Works
114
Total Citations
78
2yr Mean Citedness
0.00
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Aims & Scope

Studies in African Languages and Cultures provides a forum for the publication of original works in various fields of African studies. Primarily focusing on African linguistics, including ethno- and sociolinguistics, it also covers African literature, African culture and history of Africa. The Journal cooperates mainly with European-based authors as well as promotes works of African researchers. The Journal contributes to the research based on sources in African languages.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
35
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionPoland
Primary LanguageEnglish, French, German
1st Year Published1995
Frequencyyearly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications114
Publisher OrgUniversity of Warsaw
OA Since2017
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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free
Peer ReviewDouble-blind
Review Time~35 weeks
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY-NC-SA
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

9/12 · 75%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
University of Warsaw
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2545-2134 / 2657-4187
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
No APC (Free)
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
Primary language documented?
English, French, German

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Times cited
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

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.

Literature and Literary TheoryQ2
HistoryQ3
Linguistics and LanguageQ3
Religious StudiesQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

HistoryReligious StudiesLiterature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and Language

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

African history and culture analysisLanguage, Linguistics, Cultural AnalysisMultilingual Education and PolicyAfrican history and culture studiesGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesLinguistics, Language Diversity, and IdentityLinguistic Variation and MorphologySyntax, Semantics, Linguistic VariationSwearing, Euphemism, MultilingualismHistorical Linguistics and Language Studies

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref