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Journal of African Politics

The University of Dodoma · Tanzania, United Republic of · Est. 2012

ISSN2738-9162eISSN2738-9170
✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access
H-Indexi
2
Total Worksi
46
Total Citationsi
28
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.14
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Political science. Topics: politics, african politics, gender, public administration, governance, philosophy

General Information

Country / RegionTanzania, United Republic of
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2012
Annual Volume~ 11 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications46
OA Since2020
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
The University of Dodoma
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
2738-9162 / 2738-9170
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
✅
Peer review process documented?
Double anonymous peer review
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
✅
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
✅
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
3
1
2012
6
12
2021
4
3
2022
12
11
2023
11
3
2024
10
0
2025
3
0
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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Global Peace and Security DynamicsInternational Development and AidPolitical Conflict and GovernanceTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Media and PoliticsE-Government and Public ServicesCorruption and Economic DevelopmentGender Politics and Representation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of African Politics

Is Journal of African Politics a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of African Politics: it is indexed in DOAJ, 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 Politics?

Journal of African Politics is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.14.

Is Journal of African Politics indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of African Politics is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of African Politics?

Subject areas: Political science. Topics: politics, african politics, gender, public administration, governance, philosophy

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Data updated: 2026-05-26 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref