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Africa Spectrum

Institut fur Afrika-Kunde
ISSN: 00020397, 18686869

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SCImago
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WOS
Q1
Impact factor
1.9
SJR
0.675
CiteScore
4.5
Categories
Cultural Studies
Development
Political Science and International Relations
Sociology and Political Science
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1983-1984, 2006-2025
journal names
Africa Spectrum
AFR SPECTR
Publications
458
Citations
3 242
h-index
27
Top-3 citing journals
Africa Spectrum (153 citations)
SSRN Electronic Journal
SSRN Electronic Journal (74 citations)
Top-3 countries
Germany (109 publications)
South Africa (53 publications)
USA (33 publications)

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Germany, 109, 23.8%
South Africa, 53, 11.57%
USA, 33, 7.21%
United Kingdom, 33, 7.21%
Sweden, 18, 3.93%
Belgium, 16, 3.49%
Netherlands, 15, 3.28%
Nigeria, 11, 2.4%
Ghana, 10, 2.18%
Italy, 10, 2.18%
Switzerland, 9, 1.97%
France, 7, 1.53%
China, 6, 1.31%
Canada, 6, 1.31%
Tanzania, 6, 1.31%
Norway, 5, 1.09%
India, 4, 0.87%
Poland, 4, 0.87%
Zimbabwe, 3, 0.66%
Cameroon, 3, 0.66%
Kenya, 3, 0.66%
Uganda, 3, 0.66%
Czech Republic, 3, 0.66%
Ethiopia, 3, 0.66%
Japan, 3, 0.66%
Russia, 2, 0.44%
Australia, 2, 0.44%
Austria, 2, 0.44%
Denmark, 2, 0.44%
Israel, 2, 0.44%
Spain, 2, 0.44%
Malawi, 2, 0.44%
Malaysia, 2, 0.44%
Morocco, 2, 0.44%
Republic of Korea, 2, 0.44%
Togo, 2, 0.44%
Kazakhstan, 1, 0.22%
Angola, 1, 0.22%
Botswana, 1, 0.22%
Burkina Faso, 1, 0.22%
Hungary, 1, 0.22%
Vietnam, 1, 0.22%
Iceland, 1, 0.22%
Qatar, 1, 0.22%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.22%
Senegal, 1, 0.22%
Turkey, 1, 0.22%
Chile, 1, 0.22%
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Germany, 38, 29.01%
USA, 19, 14.5%
South Africa, 11, 8.4%
United Kingdom, 10, 7.63%
Ghana, 7, 5.34%
Belgium, 6, 4.58%
Netherlands, 6, 4.58%
India, 4, 3.05%
Nigeria, 4, 3.05%
Tanzania, 4, 3.05%
Sweden, 4, 3.05%
France, 3, 2.29%
China, 3, 2.29%
Canada, 3, 2.29%
Czech Republic, 3, 2.29%
Russia, 2, 1.53%
Spain, 2, 1.53%
Cameroon, 2, 1.53%
Malaysia, 2, 1.53%
Morocco, 2, 1.53%
Norway, 2, 1.53%
Uganda, 2, 1.53%
Kazakhstan, 1, 0.76%
Austria, 1, 0.76%
Angola, 1, 0.76%
Botswana, 1, 0.76%
Vietnam, 1, 0.76%
Denmark, 1, 0.76%
Israel, 1, 0.76%
Italy, 1, 0.76%
Qatar, 1, 0.76%
Kenya, 1, 0.76%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.76%
Poland, 1, 0.76%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.76%
Togo, 1, 0.76%
Chile, 1, 0.76%
Switzerland, 1, 0.76%
Japan, 1, 0.76%
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