African Journalism Studies

Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 23743670, 23743689
SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q3
Impact factor
1.1
SJR
0.429
CiteScore
1.9
Categories
Communication
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
2015-2024
journal names
African Journalism Studies
AFR JOURNAL STUD
Publications
328
Citations
1 565
h-index
18
Publications
165
Citations
1 443
Top-3 citing journals
African Journalism Studies
African Journalism Studies (180 citations)
Journalism Practice
Journalism Practice (53 citations)
Digital Journalism
Digital Journalism (52 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (31 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (23 publications)
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (17 publications)
North-West University
North-West University (10 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (10 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (113 publications)
USA (49 publications)
United Kingdom (39 publications)
South Africa (58 publications)
USA (26 publications)
United Kingdom (14 publications)

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Citing journals

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African Journalism Studies
180 citations, 11.5%
Journalism Practice
53 citations, 3.39%
Digital Journalism
52 citations, 3.32%
Journalism Studies
49 citations, 3.13%
Journalism
46 citations, 2.94%
Journal of African Media Studies
39 citations, 2.49%
Communicatio
29 citations, 1.85%
Journal of Asian and African Studies
26 citations, 1.66%
SSRN Electronic Journal
23 citations, 1.47%
Media, Culture and Society
22 citations, 1.41%
International Journal of Press/Politics
20 citations, 1.28%
Palgrave Studies in Journalism and the Global South
20 citations, 1.28%
Journal of Applied Journalism and Media Studies
19 citations, 1.21%
International Communication Gazette
14 citations, 0.89%
Information Communication and Society
13 citations, 0.83%
Cogent Social Sciences
12 citations, 0.77%
Journal of Eastern African Studies
12 citations, 0.77%
Journal of Communication Inquiry
11 citations, 0.7%
Journalism and Media
11 citations, 0.7%
African Identities
9 citations, 0.58%
New Media and Society
9 citations, 0.58%
Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
9 citations, 0.58%
Media, War and Conflict
9 citations, 0.58%
Global Media and Communication
9 citations, 0.58%
Media International Australia
8 citations, 0.51%
Frontiers in Communication
8 citations, 0.51%
Journal of Information Technology and Politics
7 citations, 0.45%
Contemporary Social Issues in East Asian Societies
7 citations, 0.45%
Communicare Journal for Communication Studies in Africa
7 citations, 0.45%
Journalism and Mass Communication Educator
6 citations, 0.38%
Annals of the International Communication Association
6 citations, 0.38%
Newspaper Research Journal
6 citations, 0.38%
Social Media and Society
6 citations, 0.38%
Critical Arts
6 citations, 0.38%
Journal of Alternative & Community Media
6 citations, 0.38%
Communication and the Public
5 citations, 0.32%
Politikon
5 citations, 0.32%
Media and Communication
5 citations, 0.32%
Chinese Journal of Communication
5 citations, 0.32%
African Studies
5 citations, 0.32%
Journal of African Cultural Studies
5 citations, 0.32%
Cogent Arts and Humanities
5 citations, 0.32%
SAGE Open
5 citations, 0.32%
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
5 citations, 0.32%
International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478)
5 citations, 0.32%
Palgrave Studies in Communication for Social Change
5 citations, 0.32%
Visual Studies
4 citations, 0.26%
Popular Communication
4 citations, 0.26%
Journal of Radio and Audio Media
4 citations, 0.26%
Journal of Media Ethics: Exploring Questions of Media Morality
4 citations, 0.26%
Journal of Communication
4 citations, 0.26%
Africa Spectrum
4 citations, 0.26%
Communication Research and Practice
4 citations, 0.26%
Social Sciences
4 citations, 0.26%
Gates Open Research
4 citations, 0.26%
Communication, Culture and Critique
4 citations, 0.26%
Discourse and Communication
4 citations, 0.26%
Online Information Review
4 citations, 0.26%
Globalizations
4 citations, 0.26%
Media Asia
4 citations, 0.26%
Communication Theory
3 citations, 0.19%
Political Research Quarterly
3 citations, 0.19%
African Studies Review
3 citations, 0.19%
Asian Journal of Communication
3 citations, 0.19%
Nordicom Review
3 citations, 0.19%
Internet Research
3 citations, 0.19%
Studies in Systems, Decision and Control
3 citations, 0.19%
Political Geography
3 citations, 0.19%
Women's Studies in Communication
3 citations, 0.19%
Current Psychology
3 citations, 0.19%
History Compass
3 citations, 0.19%
Social Science Computer Review
3 citations, 0.19%
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction
3 citations, 0.19%
Security Journal
3 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Multicultural Discourses
3 citations, 0.19%
Journal of International Communication
3 citations, 0.19%
Feminist Media Studies
3 citations, 0.19%
Critical African Studies
3 citations, 0.19%
Third World Quarterly
3 citations, 0.19%
Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication
3 citations, 0.19%
Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture
3 citations, 0.19%
Applied Mathematics and Nonlinear Sciences
3 citations, 0.19%
RUDN Journal of Studies in Literature and Journalism
3 citations, 0.19%
Robots in Academic Libraries
3 citations, 0.19%
Palgrave Macmillan Memory Studies
3 citations, 0.19%
Arts and Humanities in Higher Education
2 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Youth Studies
2 citations, 0.13%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
2 citations, 0.13%
Global Policy
2 citations, 0.13%
The International Journal of Qualitative Methods
2 citations, 0.13%
Social Semiotics
2 citations, 0.13%
Frontiers in Psychology
2 citations, 0.13%
Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research
2 citations, 0.13%
Emerging Adulthood
2 citations, 0.13%
NORMA
2 citations, 0.13%
International Journal of Intercultural Relations
2 citations, 0.13%
Gender and Development
2 citations, 0.13%
Humanities and Social Sciences Reviews
2 citations, 0.13%
Southern African Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
2 citations, 0.13%
International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development
2 citations, 0.13%
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Taylor & Francis
585 citations, 37.38%
SAGE
270 citations, 17.25%
Springer Nature
115 citations, 7.35%
Intellect
71 citations, 4.54%
Wiley
53 citations, 3.39%
IGI Global
29 citations, 1.85%
Oxford University Press
28 citations, 1.79%
MDPI
22 citations, 1.41%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
22 citations, 1.41%
Elsevier
21 citations, 1.34%
Emerald
18 citations, 1.15%
Walter de Gruyter
12 citations, 0.77%
Frontiers Media S.A.
12 citations, 0.77%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
11 citations, 0.7%
University of Johannesburg
9 citations, 0.58%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
6 citations, 0.38%
AOSIS
5 citations, 0.32%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
5 citations, 0.32%
Cambridge University Press
4 citations, 0.26%
Brill
4 citations, 0.26%
4 citations, 0.26%
Goteborg University
3 citations, 0.19%
Gyandhara International Academic Publications
3 citations, 0.19%
Unisa Press
3 citations, 0.19%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
3 citations, 0.19%
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
3 citations, 0.19%
University of Westminster Press
3 citations, 0.19%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2 citations, 0.13%
Institute of International Relations, Prague
2 citations, 0.13%
Virtus Interpress
2 citations, 0.13%
CAIRN
2 citations, 0.13%
Cogitatio
2 citations, 0.13%
IOS Press
1 citation, 0.06%
Edinburgh University Press
1 citation, 0.06%
EDP Sciences
1 citation, 0.06%
Liverpool University Press
1 citation, 0.06%
Mary Ann Liebert
1 citation, 0.06%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.06%
1 citation, 0.06%
Escola Brasileira de Administracao Publica da Fundacao Getulio Vargas
1 citation, 0.06%
IOP Publishing
1 citation, 0.06%
Institut fur Afrika-Kunde
1 citation, 0.06%
Deepak Ranjan Jena
1 citation, 0.06%
Jugoslovensko udruzenje za sociologiju
1 citation, 0.06%
Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies
1 citation, 0.06%
SPIE-Intl Soc Optical Eng
1 citation, 0.06%
Human Kinetics
1 citation, 0.06%
F1000 Research
1 citation, 0.06%
Berghahn Books
1 citation, 0.06%
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Publishing organizations

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University of Johannesburg
31 publications, 9.45%
University of Cape Town
23 publications, 7.01%
University of the Witwatersrand
16 publications, 4.88%
Stellenbosch University
10 publications, 3.05%
North-West University
10 publications, 3.05%
Rhodes University
10 publications, 3.05%
University of Ghana
5 publications, 1.52%
City, University of London
4 publications, 1.22%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
4 publications, 1.22%
University of Glasgow
4 publications, 1.22%
University of Botswana
4 publications, 1.22%
University of Sheffield
4 publications, 1.22%
University of South Africa
3 publications, 0.91%
University of the Free State
3 publications, 0.91%
University of Limpopo
3 publications, 0.91%
University of Minnesota
3 publications, 0.91%
University of Leeds
3 publications, 0.91%
Virginia Commonwealth University
3 publications, 0.91%
University of Maryland, College Park
3 publications, 0.91%
Namibia University of Science and Technology
3 publications, 0.91%
Regis University
3 publications, 0.91%
Indiana University Bloomington
3 publications, 0.91%
Moi University
3 publications, 0.91%
Tsinghua University
2 publications, 0.61%
Tampere University
2 publications, 0.61%
Stockholm University
2 publications, 0.61%
Mid Sweden University
2 publications, 0.61%
University of Technology Sydney
2 publications, 0.61%
Communication University of China
2 publications, 0.61%
University of Jyväskylä
2 publications, 0.61%
Birmingham City University
2 publications, 0.61%
University of Canberra
2 publications, 0.61%
University of the Sunshine Coast
2 publications, 0.61%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
2 publications, 0.61%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2 publications, 0.61%
University of Rwanda
2 publications, 0.61%
Ebonyi State University
2 publications, 0.61%
Harvard University
2 publications, 0.61%
New York University
2 publications, 0.61%
University of Groningen
2 publications, 0.61%
University of Miami
2 publications, 0.61%
University of Houston
2 publications, 0.61%
Akdeniz University
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Hyderabad
1 publication, 0.3%
Mersin University
1 publication, 0.3%
English and Foreign Languages University
1 publication, 0.3%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
1 publication, 0.3%
Eastern Mediterranean University
1 publication, 0.3%
Ghent University
1 publication, 0.3%
Uppsala University
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Helsinki
1 publication, 0.3%
Malmö University
1 publication, 0.3%
Autonomous University of Barcelona
1 publication, 0.3%
Queen Mary University of London
1 publication, 0.3%
Liverpool John Moores University
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Liverpool
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Oslo
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Cagliari
1 publication, 0.3%
Queensland University of Technology
1 publication, 0.3%
Loughborough University
1 publication, 0.3%
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
1 publication, 0.3%
Pennsylvania State University
1 publication, 0.3%
Monash University
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.3%
La Trobe University
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Fort Hare
1 publication, 0.3%
Durban University of Technology
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Venda
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Ibadan
1 publication, 0.3%
Rivers State University
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Kigali
1 publication, 0.3%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.3%
Auburn University
1 publication, 0.3%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Dar es Salaam
1 publication, 0.3%
University of California, Los Angeles
1 publication, 0.3%
Loyola University Maryland
1 publication, 0.3%
University for Development Studies
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Education, Winneba
1 publication, 0.3%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.3%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
1 publication, 0.3%
Simon Fraser University
1 publication, 0.3%
McMaster University
1 publication, 0.3%
Hallym University
1 publication, 0.3%
Leiden University
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Mannheim
1 publication, 0.3%
Addis Ababa University
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Erfurt
1 publication, 0.3%
Leeds Trinity University
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 publication, 0.3%
Temple University
1 publication, 0.3%
Villanova University
1 publication, 0.3%
Western University
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Toronto
1 publication, 0.3%
De Montfort University
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Leicester
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Sussex
1 publication, 0.3%
Louisiana State University
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Colorado Boulder
1 publication, 0.3%
University of Rhode Island
1 publication, 0.3%
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University of Johannesburg
17 publications, 10.3%
University of Cape Town
10 publications, 6.06%
North-West University
10 publications, 6.06%
University of the Witwatersrand
7 publications, 4.24%
Stellenbosch University
7 publications, 4.24%
Rhodes University
4 publications, 2.42%
City, University of London
3 publications, 1.82%
University of the Free State
3 publications, 1.82%
University of Botswana
3 publications, 1.82%
University of Minnesota
3 publications, 1.82%
Indiana University Bloomington
3 publications, 1.82%
Mid Sweden University
2 publications, 1.21%
University of Glasgow
2 publications, 1.21%
Ebonyi State University
2 publications, 1.21%
University of Groningen
2 publications, 1.21%
University of Maryland, College Park
2 publications, 1.21%
Namibia University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 1.21%
University of Sheffield
2 publications, 1.21%
Moi University
2 publications, 1.21%
Akdeniz University
1 publication, 0.61%
Mersin University
1 publication, 0.61%
Tsinghua University
1 publication, 0.61%
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
1 publication, 0.61%
Eastern Mediterranean University
1 publication, 0.61%
Autonomous University of Barcelona
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Jyväskylä
1 publication, 0.61%
Liverpool John Moores University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Liverpool
1 publication, 0.61%
Queensland University of Technology
1 publication, 0.61%
Loughborough University
1 publication, 0.61%
Birmingham City University
1 publication, 0.61%
Pennsylvania State University
1 publication, 0.61%
Monash University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Canberra
1 publication, 0.61%
University of the Sunshine Coast
1 publication, 0.61%
University of South Africa
1 publication, 0.61%
Durban University of Technology
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Venda
1 publication, 0.61%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Limpopo
1 publication, 0.61%
Rivers State University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Kigali
1 publication, 0.61%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.61%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.61%
Harvard University
1 publication, 0.61%
New York University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of California, Los Angeles
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Ghana
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Education, Winneba
1 publication, 0.61%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.61%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
1 publication, 0.61%
Simon Fraser University
1 publication, 0.61%
McMaster University
1 publication, 0.61%
Leiden University
1 publication, 0.61%
Addis Ababa University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Leeds
1 publication, 0.61%
Virginia Commonwealth University
1 publication, 0.61%
Temple University
1 publication, 0.61%
Villanova University
1 publication, 0.61%
Western University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Toronto
1 publication, 0.61%
Louisiana State University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Colorado Boulder
1 publication, 0.61%
Regis University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Rhode Island
1 publication, 0.61%
Middle Tennessee State University
1 publication, 0.61%
University of Houston
1 publication, 0.61%
Technical University of Kenya
1 publication, 0.61%
Maseno University
1 publication, 0.61%
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South Africa, 113, 34.45%
South Africa
113 publications, 34.45%
USA, 49, 14.94%
USA
49 publications, 14.94%
United Kingdom, 39, 11.89%
United Kingdom
39 publications, 11.89%
Kenya, 14, 4.27%
Kenya
14 publications, 4.27%
Zimbabwe, 12, 3.66%
Zimbabwe
12 publications, 3.66%
Australia, 11, 3.35%
Australia
11 publications, 3.35%
Nigeria, 11, 3.35%
Nigeria
11 publications, 3.35%
Ghana, 7, 2.13%
Ghana
7 publications, 2.13%
China, 6, 1.83%
China
6 publications, 1.83%
Belgium, 5, 1.52%
Belgium
5 publications, 1.52%
Botswana, 5, 1.52%
Botswana
5 publications, 1.52%
Canada, 5, 1.52%
Canada
5 publications, 1.52%
Finland, 5, 1.52%
Finland
5 publications, 1.52%
Sweden, 5, 1.52%
Sweden
5 publications, 1.52%
Italy, 4, 1.22%
Italy
4 publications, 1.22%
Malawi, 4, 1.22%
Malawi
4 publications, 1.22%
Namibia, 4, 1.22%
Namibia
4 publications, 1.22%
Eswatini, 4, 1.22%
Eswatini
4 publications, 1.22%
Ethiopia, 4, 1.22%
Ethiopia
4 publications, 1.22%
Netherlands, 3, 0.91%
Netherlands
3 publications, 0.91%
Norway, 3, 0.91%
Norway
3 publications, 0.91%
Rwanda, 3, 0.91%
Rwanda
3 publications, 0.91%
Germany, 2, 0.61%
Germany
2 publications, 0.61%
India, 2, 0.61%
India
2 publications, 0.61%
UAE, 2, 0.61%
UAE
2 publications, 0.61%
Ukraine, 1, 0.3%
Ukraine
1 publication, 0.3%
Portugal, 1, 0.3%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.3%
Brazil, 1, 0.3%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.3%
Egypt, 1, 0.3%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.3%
Zambia, 1, 0.3%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.3%
Spain, 1, 0.3%
Spain
1 publication, 0.3%
Morocco, 1, 0.3%
Morocco
1 publication, 0.3%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.3%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.3%
Sierra Leone, 1, 0.3%
Sierra Leone
1 publication, 0.3%
Tanzania, 1, 0.3%
Tanzania
1 publication, 0.3%
Turkey, 1, 0.3%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.3%
Uganda, 1, 0.3%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.3%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 58, 35.15%
South Africa
58 publications, 35.15%
USA, 26, 15.76%
USA
26 publications, 15.76%
United Kingdom, 14, 8.48%
United Kingdom
14 publications, 8.48%
Kenya, 7, 4.24%
Kenya
7 publications, 4.24%
Nigeria, 7, 4.24%
Nigeria
7 publications, 4.24%
Australia, 5, 3.03%
Australia
5 publications, 3.03%
Botswana, 4, 2.42%
Botswana
4 publications, 2.42%
Zimbabwe, 4, 2.42%
Zimbabwe
4 publications, 2.42%
Canada, 4, 2.42%
Canada
4 publications, 2.42%
Ethiopia, 4, 2.42%
Ethiopia
4 publications, 2.42%
China, 3, 1.82%
China
3 publications, 1.82%
Namibia, 3, 1.82%
Namibia
3 publications, 1.82%
Netherlands, 3, 1.82%
Netherlands
3 publications, 1.82%
Eswatini, 3, 1.82%
Eswatini
3 publications, 1.82%
Ghana, 2, 1.21%
Ghana
2 publications, 1.21%
Malawi, 2, 1.21%
Malawi
2 publications, 1.21%
UAE, 2, 1.21%
UAE
2 publications, 1.21%
Sweden, 2, 1.21%
Sweden
2 publications, 1.21%
Ukraine, 1, 0.61%
Ukraine
1 publication, 0.61%
Portugal, 1, 0.61%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.61%
Zambia, 1, 0.61%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.61%
Spain, 1, 0.61%
Spain
1 publication, 0.61%
Morocco, 1, 0.61%
Morocco
1 publication, 0.61%
Norway, 1, 0.61%
Norway
1 publication, 0.61%
Rwanda, 1, 0.61%
Rwanda
1 publication, 0.61%
Turkey, 1, 0.61%
Turkey
1 publication, 0.61%
Uganda, 1, 0.61%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.61%
Finland, 1, 0.61%
Finland
1 publication, 0.61%
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