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Utafiti: Journal of African Perspectives

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands · Est. 1976

ISSN2683-6408

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.

📊 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

0.21

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.605

Total Worksi

232

Total Citationsi

305

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Utafiti: Journal of African Perspectives invites manuscripts on any topic in the humanities. The journal seeks to publish scholarship that goes beyond conveying scientific findings and recommendations, particularly papers that inspire or propose radical, alternative paradigmatic shifts in knowledge production about Africa. It is interested in research that enhances knowledge of humanity, culture, and society.

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General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1976

Annual Volume~ 17 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications232

Publisher OrgBrill

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2683-6408

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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.

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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.

HistoryQ1

Literature and Literary TheoryQ1

Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Q2

PhilosophyQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

PhilosophyHistoryArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Literature and Literary Theory

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesAfrican history and culture studiesMultilingual Education and PolicyAfrican history and culture analysisAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesPoverty, Education, and Child WelfarePostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesAnthropological Studies and InsightsAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies

Frequently asked questions about Utafiti: Journal of African Perspectives

Is Utafiti: Journal of African Perspectives a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Utafiti: Journal of African Perspectives: 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 Utafiti: Journal of African Perspectives?

Utafiti: Journal of African Perspectives is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.21.

Is Utafiti: Journal of African Perspectives indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Utafiti: Journal of African Perspectives is indexed in Scopus.