Journal of Contemporary African Studies

Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 02589001, 14699397

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SCImago
Q2
Impact factor
0.8
SJR
0.361
CiteScore
2.2
Categories
Development
Geography, Planning and Development
Political Science and International Relations
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1981-1984, 1986-2024
journal names
Journal of Contemporary African Studies
J CONTEMP AFR STUD
Publications
1 121
Citations
7 685
h-index
35
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
Rhodes University
Rhodes University (60 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (38 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (283 publications)
USA (116 publications)
United Kingdom (85 publications)

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South Africa, 283, 25.25%
USA, 116, 10.35%
United Kingdom, 85, 7.58%
Canada, 46, 4.1%
Nigeria, 40, 3.57%
Germany, 29, 2.59%
Italy, 23, 2.05%
Ghana, 22, 1.96%
Botswana, 21, 1.87%
Sweden, 20, 1.78%
Greece, 14, 1.25%
Kenya, 14, 1.25%
Netherlands, 14, 1.25%
Malawi, 13, 1.16%
Zimbabwe, 12, 1.07%
Australia, 11, 0.98%
Belgium, 10, 0.89%
Uganda, 8, 0.71%
Ethiopia, 8, 0.71%
Ireland, 6, 0.54%
Norway, 6, 0.54%
Tanzania, 6, 0.54%
France, 5, 0.45%
Denmark, 5, 0.45%
Portugal, 4, 0.36%
Brazil, 4, 0.36%
Cameroon, 4, 0.36%
Poland, 4, 0.36%
Senegal, 4, 0.36%
Finland, 4, 0.36%
Eswatini, 4, 0.36%
China, 3, 0.27%
Hungary, 3, 0.27%
Zambia, 3, 0.27%
Spain, 3, 0.27%
Japan, 3, 0.27%
Austria, 2, 0.18%
India, 2, 0.18%
Lesotho, 2, 0.18%
Mauritius, 2, 0.18%
Morocco, 2, 0.18%
Mozambique, 2, 0.18%
New Zealand, 2, 0.18%
Republic of Korea, 2, 0.18%
Switzerland, 2, 0.18%
Russia, 1, 0.09%
Guyana, 1, 0.09%
Georgia, 1, 0.09%
Israel, 1, 0.09%
Cyprus, 1, 0.09%
Côte d'Ivoire, 1, 0.09%
Malaysia, 1, 0.09%
Mexico, 1, 0.09%
Namibia, 1, 0.09%
Nepal, 1, 0.09%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.09%
Singapore, 1, 0.09%
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South Africa, 66, 30%
Nigeria, 31, 14.09%
USA, 20, 9.09%
United Kingdom, 17, 7.73%
Ghana, 14, 6.36%
Germany, 11, 5%
Ethiopia, 6, 2.73%
Canada, 5, 2.27%
Zimbabwe, 4, 1.82%
Sweden, 4, 1.82%
Australia, 3, 1.36%
Belgium, 3, 1.36%
Botswana, 3, 1.36%
Spain, 3, 1.36%
Cameroon, 3, 1.36%
Uganda, 3, 1.36%
France, 2, 0.91%
Austria, 2, 0.91%
Greece, 2, 0.91%
Italy, 2, 0.91%
Kenya, 2, 0.91%
Eswatini, 2, 0.91%
Russia, 1, 0.45%
China, 1, 0.45%
Portugal, 1, 0.45%
Hungary, 1, 0.45%
Guyana, 1, 0.45%
Denmark, 1, 0.45%
Zambia, 1, 0.45%
India, 1, 0.45%
Cyprus, 1, 0.45%
Lesotho, 1, 0.45%
Malaysia, 1, 0.45%
Morocco, 1, 0.45%
Mozambique, 1, 0.45%
Netherlands, 1, 0.45%
Norway, 1, 0.45%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.45%
Senegal, 1, 0.45%
Singapore, 1, 0.45%
Finland, 1, 0.45%
Japan, 1, 0.45%
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