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Journal of African Languages and Literatures

UniorPress · Italy

eISSN2723-9764
✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
58
/ 100
Established
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
◆ DOAJ-listed52
✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6
Total58
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Aims & Scope

The Journal of African Languages and Literatures ( JALaLit ) is an electronic, international, peer-reviewed academic journal created with the aim to build a scientific space to address and discuss the current research trends in African linguistics and in modern and contemporary African literatures. JALaLit publishes one issue a year and is entirely open access. JALaLit welcomes original research articles, fieldwork material, and discussion notes. The journal is interested in scholarship that draws from a broad variety of theoretical approaches and methodologies. African linguistics : data-driven research contributions related to any aspect of African languages. A special focus is given to description, documentation and analysis of undocumented and under-described languages. African literatures : studies on modern and contemporary literatures in African languages (also in comparison to other literatures) with a special focus on texts (both in oral or written form).

General Information

Country / RegionItaly
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published—
Frequencyone issue a year
StatusActive
Total Publications—
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
Review Time—
Acceptance Rate—
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

10/12 · 83%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
UniorPress
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2723-9764
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Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
APC fees clearly disclosed?
Yes
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
✅
Plagiarism detection in place?
Yes
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
Primary language documented?
English

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

Frequently asked questions about Journal of African Languages and Literatures

Is Journal of African Languages and Literatures a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of African Languages and Literatures: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 58/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of African Languages and Literatures?

Journal of African Languages and Literatures is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor.

Is Journal of African Languages and Literatures indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of African Languages and Literatures is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of African Languages and Literatures?

The Journal of African Languages and Literatures ( JALaLit ) is an electronic, international, peer-reviewed academic journal created with the aim to build a scientific space to address and discuss the current research trends in African linguistics and in modern and contemporary African literatures. JALaLit publishes one issue a year and is entirely open access. JALaLit welcomes original research articles, fieldwork material, and discussion notes. The journal is interested in scholarship that draws from a broad variety of theoretical approaches and methodologies. African linguistics : data-driv

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