African Studies

Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 00020184, 14692872

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SCImago
Q1
Impact factor
1
SJR
0.355
CiteScore
1.8
Categories
Cultural Studies
History
Anthropology
Political Science and International Relations
Sociology and Political Science
Areas
Arts and Humanities
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1942-2025
journal names
African Studies
AFR STUD-UK
Publications
1 939
Citations
9 085
h-index
40
Top-3 citing journals
African Studies
African Studies (413 citations)
Africa
Africa (178 citations)
Social Dynamics
Social Dynamics (110 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of the Witwatersrand
University of the Witwatersrand (195 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (50 publications)
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (26 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (382 publications)
USA (82 publications)
United Kingdom (54 publications)

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Publishing countries

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South Africa, 382, 19.7%
USA, 82, 4.23%
United Kingdom, 54, 2.78%
Nigeria, 23, 1.19%
Greece, 19, 0.98%
Brazil, 15, 0.77%
Canada, 15, 0.77%
Netherlands, 15, 0.77%
Australia, 13, 0.67%
Sweden, 13, 0.67%
Ghana, 12, 0.62%
Kenya, 12, 0.62%
Denmark, 11, 0.57%
Germany, 10, 0.52%
Uganda, 8, 0.41%
Italy, 7, 0.36%
Switzerland, 7, 0.36%
Zimbabwe, 6, 0.31%
China, 5, 0.26%
Belgium, 5, 0.26%
Zambia, 4, 0.21%
Lesotho, 4, 0.21%
Malawi, 4, 0.21%
Tanzania, 4, 0.21%
Ethiopia, 4, 0.21%
Portugal, 3, 0.15%
Botswana, 3, 0.15%
Israel, 3, 0.15%
India, 3, 0.15%
Ireland, 3, 0.15%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 3, 0.15%
Namibia, 3, 0.15%
Egypt, 2, 0.1%
Turkey, 2, 0.1%
France, 1, 0.05%
Austria, 1, 0.05%
Algeria, 1, 0.05%
Benin, 1, 0.05%
Burkina Faso, 1, 0.05%
Venezuela, 1, 0.05%
Morocco, 1, 0.05%
Mexico, 1, 0.05%
Nepal, 1, 0.05%
New Zealand, 1, 0.05%
Norway, 1, 0.05%
Pakistan, 1, 0.05%
Poland, 1, 0.05%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.05%
Reunion, 1, 0.05%
Rwanda, 1, 0.05%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.05%
Togo, 1, 0.05%
Montenegro, 1, 0.05%
Sri Lanka, 1, 0.05%
Eswatini, 1, 0.05%
Jamaica, 1, 0.05%
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South Africa, 38, 34.23%
Nigeria, 9, 8.11%
Ghana, 8, 7.21%
USA, 7, 6.31%
United Kingdom, 7, 6.31%
Germany, 5, 4.5%
Kenya, 4, 3.6%
Tanzania, 4, 3.6%
Zimbabwe, 3, 2.7%
Canada, 3, 2.7%
Uganda, 3, 2.7%
Ethiopia, 3, 2.7%
China, 2, 1.8%
Portugal, 2, 1.8%
Namibia, 2, 1.8%
Switzerland, 2, 1.8%
Austria, 1, 0.9%
Botswana, 1, 0.9%
Burkina Faso, 1, 0.9%
India, 1, 0.9%
Ireland, 1, 0.9%
Italy, 1, 0.9%
Malawi, 1, 0.9%
Morocco, 1, 0.9%
Mexico, 1, 0.9%
Netherlands, 1, 0.9%
Pakistan, 1, 0.9%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.9%
Rwanda, 1, 0.9%
Sweden, 1, 0.9%
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