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African Christian Theology

Association for Christian Theological Education in Africa · Kenya · Est. 2024

ISSN3006-1768eISSN3007-1771
DOAJOpen Access
15
/ 100
High Risk
PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals
Score Breakdown
DOAJ Verified+15
Total15
H-Indexi
1
Total Worksi
120
Total Citationsi
2
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.02
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

African Christian Theologyis the academic journal of the Association for Christian Education in Africa (ACTEA).The journal is fully open access. Articles and book reviews are published as open access under theCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. Authors retain copyright of their work published in the journal but grant first publication rights to the journal. Articles are free to use with proper attribution and licensing. The journal accepts and publishes content in English, French, and Portuguese. Thus all three titles —African Christian Theology[English],Théologie Chrétienne Africaine[French], andTeologia Cristã Africana[Portuguese] — are used in the pages of the journal and on the journal’s website. All three titles are registered with ISSN. The journal is registered withCrossRefandDOI.organd indexed by theDirectory of Open Access Journals(DOAJ.info) and byGoogle Scholar. The journal content is also indexed and archived by bothEBSCOand byAfrican Journals Online(AJOL.info). The journal is listed byAfrican.TheologyWorldwide.comand archived at bothAMRI Connect(login required) andBiblicalStudies.org.uk. ACT is listed on theAfrican Studies Journalspage ofAEGIS: African Studies in Europeas one “of the most widely recognised journals in African Studies.” Focus and ScopeThe mission of ACTEA is to strengthen theological education through accreditation, scholarship, and support services to serve the church and transform society. The journal is one way in which ACTEA engages theological educators and church leaders in addressing relevant issues facing the church and society in Africa.African Christian Theologyserves the whole of Africa and provides a venue for conversations between different regions of Africa, as well as an organ through which African voices can address World Christianity at large. Following in the footsteps of theologians such as Kwame Bediako, Byang Kato, Kä Mana, Lamin Sanneh, Andrew F. Walls, and Isaac Zokoué, the journal

General Information

Country / RegionKenya
Primary LanguageEnglish, French, Portuguese
1st Year Published2024
Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications120
OA Since2023
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewEditorial review, Double 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

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/12 · 67%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Association for Christian Theological Education in Africa
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
3006-1768 / 3007-1771
Indexed in a trusted database?
DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Editorial review, Double anonymous peer review
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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, French, Portuguese

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
47
4
2024
42
0
2025
31
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)

Christian Theology and MissionReligion, Society, and DevelopmentAfrican cultural and philosophical studiesPentecostalism and Christianity StudiesCaribbean history, culture, and politicsTheological Perspectives and PracticesBiblical Studies and InterpretationPostcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesReligious Education and SchoolsGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories

Frequently asked questions about African Christian Theology

Is African Christian Theology a predatory journal?

No major predatory indicators were found for African Christian Theology. It is indexed in DOAJ and has a PubScope Trust Score of 15/100. Always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of African Christian Theology?

African Christian Theology 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 0.02.

Is African Christian Theology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

African Christian Theology is indexed in DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of African Christian Theology?

African Christian Theologyis the academic journal of the Association for Christian Education in Africa (ACTEA).The journal is fully open access. Articles and book reviews are published as open access under theCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence. Authors retain copyright of their work published in the journal but grant first publication rights to the journal. Articles are free to use with proper attribution and licensing. The journal accepts and publishes content in English, French, and Portuguese. Thus all three titles —African Christian Theology[English],Théolog

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