Journal of African Media Studies

Intellect
ISSN: 2040199X, 17517974

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SCImago
Q2
WOS
Q2
Impact factor
0.8
SJR
0.275
CiteScore
2.3
Categories
Communication
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
2011-2025
journal names
Journal of African Media Studies
J AFR MEDIA STUD
Publications
442
Citations
1 645
h-index
16
Publications
119
Citations
1 091
Top-3 citing journals
Communicatio
Communicatio (46 citations)
Top-3 organizations
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (20 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (19 publications)
University of Johannesburg
University of Johannesburg (5 publications)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch University (4 publications)
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town (4 publications)
Top-3 countries
South Africa (86 publications)
USA (62 publications)
Nigeria (36 publications)
South Africa (23 publications)
USA (20 publications)
Nigeria (15 publications)

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4 citations, 0.24%
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4 citations, 0.24%
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4 citations, 0.24%
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4 citations, 0.24%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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3 citations, 0.18%
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2 citations, 0.12%
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2 citations, 0.12%
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2 citations, 0.12%
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2 citations, 0.12%
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2 citations, 0.12%
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2 citations, 0.12%
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2 citations, 0.12%
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2 citations, 0.12%
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2 citations, 0.12%
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2 citations, 0.12%
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2 citations, 0.12%
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2 citations, 0.12%
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2 citations, 0.12%
Politics and Policy
2 citations, 0.12%
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Taylor & Francis
483 citations, 29.36%
SAGE
219 citations, 13.31%
Springer Nature
132 citations, 8.02%
Intellect
128 citations, 7.78%
Wiley
65 citations, 3.95%
Cambridge University Press
39 citations, 2.37%
Elsevier
38 citations, 2.31%
IGI Global
38 citations, 2.31%
Emerald
30 citations, 1.82%
Duke University Press
23 citations, 1.4%
MDPI
22 citations, 1.34%
Oxford University Press
18 citations, 1.09%
Walter de Gruyter
16 citations, 0.97%
Frontiers Media S.A.
15 citations, 0.91%
CAIRN
10 citations, 0.61%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
8 citations, 0.49%
AOSIS
7 citations, 0.43%
University of Johannesburg
7 citations, 0.43%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
5 citations, 0.3%
Unisa Press
4 citations, 0.24%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
4 citations, 0.24%
JMIR Publications
4 citations, 0.24%
Brill
3 citations, 0.18%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
3 citations, 0.18%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
3 citations, 0.18%
Hindawi Limited
3 citations, 0.18%
SciELO
3 citations, 0.18%
OpenEdition
3 citations, 0.18%
Human Kinetics
2 citations, 0.12%
Center for Strategic Studies in Business and Finance SSBFNET
2 citations, 0.12%
Institucion Universitaria Colombo Americana - UNICA
2 citations, 0.12%
Edinburgh University Press
1 citation, 0.06%
Pleiades Publishing
1 citation, 0.06%
Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca
1 citation, 0.06%
Mary Ann Liebert
1 citation, 0.06%
1 citation, 0.06%
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
1 citation, 0.06%
Indiana University Press
1 citation, 0.06%
University of Illinois Press
1 citation, 0.06%
MIT Press
1 citation, 0.06%
1 citation, 0.06%
University of Warsaw
1 citation, 0.06%
1 citation, 0.06%
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
1 citation, 0.06%
IOP Publishing
1 citation, 0.06%
Goteborg University
1 citation, 0.06%
Center for International Studies (CIS-IUL) of the Lisbon University Institute (ISCTE)
1 citation, 0.06%
Institute for Ethnic Studies
1 citation, 0.06%
African Journals online
1 citation, 0.06%
Institut fur Afrika-Kunde
1 citation, 0.06%
Anadolu University, Faculty of Communication Sciences
1 citation, 0.06%
Deepak Ranjan Jena
1 citation, 0.06%
North-West University
1 citation, 0.06%
Inter-Research Science Center
1 citation, 0.06%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1 citation, 0.06%
Academic Journals
1 citation, 0.06%
BMJ
1 citation, 0.06%
Mark Allen Group
1 citation, 0.06%
PERSEE Program
1 citation, 0.06%
The Russian Academy of Sciences
1 citation, 0.06%
Project MUSE
1 citation, 0.06%
Uniwersytet Jagiellonski - Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego
1 citation, 0.06%
Consortium Erudit
1 citation, 0.06%
IntechOpen
1 citation, 0.06%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
1 citation, 0.06%
Equinox Publishing
1 citation, 0.06%
University of Westminster Press
1 citation, 0.06%
Scientific Scholar
1 citation, 0.06%
National Research Mordovia State University MRSU
1 citation, 0.06%
University Of Sharjah - Scientific Publishing Unit
1 citation, 0.06%
International Global Health Society
1 citation, 0.06%
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University of Johannesburg
20 publications, 4.52%
University of Cape Town
19 publications, 4.3%
University of the Witwatersrand
13 publications, 2.94%
University of South Africa
8 publications, 1.81%
Communication University of China
7 publications, 1.58%
Stellenbosch University
7 publications, 1.58%
North-West University
7 publications, 1.58%
Pan-Atlantic University
7 publications, 1.58%
Aarhus University
6 publications, 1.36%
University of Oslo
6 publications, 1.36%
Makerere University
6 publications, 1.36%
University of Ghana
6 publications, 1.36%
University of Antwerp
5 publications, 1.13%
Rhodes University
5 publications, 1.13%
University of Venda
5 publications, 1.13%
University of Lagos
5 publications, 1.13%
University of Leicester
5 publications, 1.13%
Moi University
5 publications, 1.13%
Oslo Metropolitan University
4 publications, 0.9%
University of Ibadan
4 publications, 0.9%
Bayero University, Kano
4 publications, 0.9%
University of Botswana
4 publications, 0.9%
University of Kent
4 publications, 0.9%
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
3 publications, 0.68%
Uppsala University
3 publications, 0.68%
University of Canterbury
3 publications, 0.68%
University of the Free State
3 publications, 0.68%
University of Nigeria
3 publications, 0.68%
Western Michigan University
3 publications, 0.68%
Leiden University
3 publications, 0.68%
University of Vienna
3 publications, 0.68%
University of Westminster
3 publications, 0.68%
Midlands State University
3 publications, 0.68%
University of Bedfordshire
3 publications, 0.68%
School of Oriental and African Studies
3 publications, 0.68%
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike
3 publications, 0.68%
Ghent University
2 publications, 0.45%
University of Helsinki
2 publications, 0.45%
Södertörn University
2 publications, 0.45%
University of Cambridge
2 publications, 0.45%
Shanghai University
2 publications, 0.45%
Michigan State University
2 publications, 0.45%
Birmingham City University
2 publications, 0.45%
University of Birmingham
2 publications, 0.45%
University of Canberra
2 publications, 0.45%
University of Pretoria
2 publications, 0.45%
American University of Nigeria
2 publications, 0.45%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
2 publications, 0.45%
University of Rwanda
2 publications, 0.45%
University of Ilorin
2 publications, 0.45%
Obafemi Awolowo University
2 publications, 0.45%
University of Duisburg-Essen
2 publications, 0.45%
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
2 publications, 0.45%
University of Colorado Boulder
2 publications, 0.45%
University of Houston
2 publications, 0.45%
Multimedia University of Kenya
2 publications, 0.45%
University of Huddersfield
2 publications, 0.45%
Daystar University
2 publications, 0.45%
Great Zimbabwe University
2 publications, 0.45%
University of Malawi
2 publications, 0.45%
Paul Valéry University Montpellier 3
2 publications, 0.45%
University of Iowa
2 publications, 0.45%
Abia State University
2 publications, 0.45%
Anna University
1 publication, 0.23%
Izmir University of Economics
1 publication, 0.23%
RMIT Vietnam
1 publication, 0.23%
Zhejiang University
1 publication, 0.23%
Yasar University
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Liège
1 publication, 0.23%
Stockholm University
1 publication, 0.23%
University Tunku Abdul Rahman
1 publication, 0.23%
Örebro University
1 publication, 0.23%
Mid Sweden University
1 publication, 0.23%
Karlstad University
1 publication, 0.23%
Malmö University
1 publication, 0.23%
ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Basel
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Oxford
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Vaasa
1 publication, 0.23%
Liverpool Hope University
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Liverpool
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Bergen
1 publication, 0.23%
City, University of London
1 publication, 0.23%
Edinburgh Napier University
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Southern California
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Southampton
1 publication, 0.23%
National Chengchi University
1 publication, 0.23%
Cairo University
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Melbourne
1 publication, 0.23%
Griffith University
1 publication, 0.23%
Edith Cowan University
1 publication, 0.23%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
1 publication, 0.23%
Nelson Mandela University
1 publication, 0.23%
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
1 publication, 0.23%
Airlangga university
1 publication, 0.23%
Covenant University
1 publication, 0.23%
Federal University of Technology Akure
1 publication, 0.23%
University of Port Harcourt
1 publication, 0.23%
Afe Babalola University
1 publication, 0.23%
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University of Johannesburg
5 publications, 4.2%
University of Cape Town
4 publications, 3.36%
Stellenbosch University
4 publications, 3.36%
University of the Witwatersrand
3 publications, 2.52%
North-West University
3 publications, 2.52%
University of Ibadan
3 publications, 2.52%
Western Michigan University
3 publications, 2.52%
Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike
3 publications, 2.52%
Aarhus University
2 publications, 1.68%
Birmingham City University
2 publications, 1.68%
University of Pretoria
2 publications, 1.68%
University of the Free State
2 publications, 1.68%
University of Lagos
2 publications, 1.68%
University of Ilorin
2 publications, 1.68%
Pan-Atlantic University
2 publications, 1.68%
University of Ghana
2 publications, 1.68%
University of Duisburg-Essen
2 publications, 1.68%
University of Houston
2 publications, 1.68%
Moi University
2 publications, 1.68%
University of Malawi
2 publications, 1.68%
Anna University
1 publication, 0.84%
Zhejiang University
1 publication, 0.84%
Örebro University
1 publication, 0.84%
Communication University of China
1 publication, 0.84%
Shanghai University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Vaasa
1 publication, 0.84%
City, University of London
1 publication, 0.84%
Oslo Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Antwerp
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Southampton
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Melbourne
1 publication, 0.84%
Edith Cowan University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Canberra
1 publication, 0.84%
University of South Africa
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Venda
1 publication, 0.84%
Airlangga university
1 publication, 0.84%
Covenant University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.84%
Federal University of Technology Akure
1 publication, 0.84%
Afe Babalola University
1 publication, 0.84%
Bayero University, Kano
1 publication, 0.84%
National Open University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.84%
Delta State University
1 publication, 0.84%
Rivers State University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Mauritius
1 publication, 0.84%
Makerere University
1 publication, 0.84%
Hong Kong Baptist University
1 publication, 0.84%
Newcastle University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Cape Coast
1 publication, 0.84%
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Cologne
1 publication, 0.84%
McMaster University
1 publication, 0.84%
Niger Delta University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Minnesota Duluth
1 publication, 0.84%
Kiel University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Vienna
1 publication, 0.84%
Virginia Commonwealth University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
1 publication, 0.84%
Namibia University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Toronto
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Sussex
1 publication, 0.84%
Miami University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Colorado Boulder
1 publication, 0.84%
Regis University
1 publication, 0.84%
Egerton University
1 publication, 0.84%
Maseno University
1 publication, 0.84%
Mount Kenya University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Plymouth
1 publication, 0.84%
Great Zimbabwe University
1 publication, 0.84%
Lupane State University
1 publication, 0.84%
Malawi University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 0.84%
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Eswatini
1 publication, 0.84%
School of Oriental and African Studies
1 publication, 0.84%
Paul Valéry University Montpellier 3
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Iowa
1 publication, 0.84%
Bowling Green State University
1 publication, 0.84%
Kent State University
1 publication, 0.84%
University of Oregon
1 publication, 0.84%
Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences
1 publication, 0.84%
Ambrose Alli University
1 publication, 0.84%
Bowen University
1 publication, 0.84%
Abia State University
1 publication, 0.84%
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South Africa, 86, 19.46%
South Africa
86 publications, 19.46%
USA, 62, 14.03%
USA
62 publications, 14.03%
Nigeria, 36, 8.14%
Nigeria
36 publications, 8.14%
United Kingdom, 30, 6.79%
United Kingdom
30 publications, 6.79%
Norway, 16, 3.62%
Norway
16 publications, 3.62%
China, 11, 2.49%
China
11 publications, 2.49%
Brazil, 10, 2.26%
Brazil
10 publications, 2.26%
Sweden, 10, 2.26%
Sweden
10 publications, 2.26%
Germany, 9, 2.04%
Germany
9 publications, 2.04%
Belgium, 9, 2.04%
Belgium
9 publications, 2.04%
Ghana, 9, 2.04%
Ghana
9 publications, 2.04%
Uganda, 8, 1.81%
Uganda
8 publications, 1.81%
Denmark, 6, 1.36%
Denmark
6 publications, 1.36%
Australia, 5, 1.13%
Australia
5 publications, 1.13%
Greece, 5, 1.13%
Greece
5 publications, 1.13%
Kenya, 5, 1.13%
Kenya
5 publications, 1.13%
Botswana, 4, 0.9%
Botswana
4 publications, 0.9%
Iraq, 4, 0.9%
Iraq
4 publications, 0.9%
Canada, 4, 0.9%
Canada
4 publications, 0.9%
Austria, 3, 0.68%
Austria
3 publications, 0.68%
Malawi, 3, 0.68%
Malawi
3 publications, 0.68%
Netherlands, 3, 0.68%
Netherlands
3 publications, 0.68%
New Zealand, 3, 0.68%
New Zealand
3 publications, 0.68%
Tanzania, 3, 0.68%
Tanzania
3 publications, 0.68%
Finland, 3, 0.68%
Finland
3 publications, 0.68%
Switzerland, 3, 0.68%
Switzerland
3 publications, 0.68%
France, 2, 0.45%
France
2 publications, 0.45%
Rwanda, 2, 0.45%
Rwanda
2 publications, 0.45%
Turkey, 2, 0.45%
Turkey
2 publications, 0.45%
Algeria, 1, 0.23%
Algeria
1 publication, 0.23%
Brunei, 1, 0.23%
Brunei
1 publication, 0.23%
Vietnam, 1, 0.23%
Vietnam
1 publication, 0.23%
Egypt, 1, 0.23%
Egypt
1 publication, 0.23%
Zambia, 1, 0.23%
Zambia
1 publication, 0.23%
Zimbabwe, 1, 0.23%
Zimbabwe
1 publication, 0.23%
India, 1, 0.23%
India
1 publication, 0.23%
Indonesia, 1, 0.23%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.23%
Iran, 1, 0.23%
Iran
1 publication, 0.23%
Spain, 1, 0.23%
Spain
1 publication, 0.23%
Italy, 1, 0.23%
Italy
1 publication, 0.23%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.23%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 publication, 0.23%
Mauritius, 1, 0.23%
Mauritius
1 publication, 0.23%
Malaysia, 1, 0.23%
Malaysia
1 publication, 0.23%
Namibia, 1, 0.23%
Namibia
1 publication, 0.23%
Poland, 1, 0.23%
Poland
1 publication, 0.23%
Republic of Korea, 1, 0.23%
Republic of Korea
1 publication, 0.23%
Senegal, 1, 0.23%
Senegal
1 publication, 0.23%
Sierra Leone, 1, 0.23%
Sierra Leone
1 publication, 0.23%
Eswatini, 1, 0.23%
Eswatini
1 publication, 0.23%
Ethiopia, 1, 0.23%
Ethiopia
1 publication, 0.23%
Japan, 1, 0.23%
Japan
1 publication, 0.23%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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South Africa, 23, 19.33%
South Africa
23 publications, 19.33%
USA, 20, 16.81%
USA
20 publications, 16.81%
Nigeria, 15, 12.61%
Nigeria
15 publications, 12.61%
United Kingdom, 6, 5.04%
United Kingdom
6 publications, 5.04%
Germany, 4, 3.36%
Germany
4 publications, 3.36%
Ghana, 4, 3.36%
Ghana
4 publications, 3.36%
China, 3, 2.52%
China
3 publications, 2.52%
Australia, 3, 2.52%
Australia
3 publications, 2.52%
Iraq, 3, 2.52%
Iraq
3 publications, 2.52%
Malawi, 3, 2.52%
Malawi
3 publications, 2.52%
Denmark, 2, 1.68%
Denmark
2 publications, 1.68%
Canada, 2, 1.68%
Canada
2 publications, 1.68%
France, 1, 0.84%
France
1 publication, 0.84%
Austria, 1, 0.84%
Austria
1 publication, 0.84%
Belgium, 1, 0.84%
Belgium
1 publication, 0.84%
Brunei, 1, 0.84%
Brunei
1 publication, 0.84%
India, 1, 0.84%
India
1 publication, 0.84%
Indonesia, 1, 0.84%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.84%
Mauritius, 1, 0.84%
Mauritius
1 publication, 0.84%
Namibia, 1, 0.84%
Namibia
1 publication, 0.84%
Norway, 1, 0.84%
Norway
1 publication, 0.84%
Uganda, 1, 0.84%
Uganda
1 publication, 0.84%
Finland, 1, 0.84%
Finland
1 publication, 0.84%
Sweden, 1, 0.84%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.84%
Eswatini, 1, 0.84%
Eswatini
1 publication, 0.84%
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