African Studies

Impact, Factor and Metrics, Impact Score, Ranking, h-index, SJR, Rating, Publisher, ISSN, and More

About African Studies

African Studies is a journal covering the technologies/fields/categories related to Cultural Studies (Q1); History (Q1); Anthropology (Q2); Political Science and International Relations (Q2); Sociology and Political Science (Q2). It is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd.. The overall rank of African Studies is 16301. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.31. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come. SJR acts as an alternative to the Journal Impact Factor (or an average number of citations received in last 2 years). This journal has an h-index of 33. The best quartile for this journal is Q1.

The ISSN of African Studies journal is 00020184, 14692872. An International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic. African Studies is cited by a total of 95 articles during the last 3 years (Preceding 2024).

African Studies Impact IF 2024-2025

The Impact IF 2024 of African Studies is 0.95, which is computed in 2025 as per its definition. African Studies IF is decreased by a factor of 0.46 and approximate percentage change is -32.62% when compared to preceding year 2023, which shows a falling trend. The impact IF, also denoted as Journal impact score (JIS), of an academic journal is a measure of the yearly average number of citations to recent articles published in that journal. It is based on Scopus data.

African Studies Impact IF 2025 Prediction

Impact IF 2024 of African Studies is 0.95. If the same downward trend persists, Impact IF may fall in 2025 as well.

African Studies h-index

 

African Studies has an h-index of 33. It means 33 articles of this journal have more than 33 number of citations. The h-index is a way of measuring the productivity and citation impact of the publications. The h-index is defined as the maximum value of h such that the given journal/author has published h papers that have each been cited at least h number of times.

African Studies ISSN

The ISSN of African Studies is 00020184, 14692872. ISSN stands for International Standard Serial Number.

An ISSN is a unique code of 8 digits. It is used for the recognition of journals, newspapers, periodicals, and magazines in all kind of forms, be it print-media or electronic.

African Studies Rank and SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)

The overall rank of African Studies is 16301. According to SCImago Journal Rank (SJR), this journal is ranked 0.31. SCImago Journal Rank is an indicator, which measures the scientific influence of journals. It considers the number of citations received by a journal and the importance of the journals from where these citations come.

SJR of African Studies by Year

Ranking of African Studies by Year

African Studies Publisher

African Studies is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd.. It's publishing house is located in United Kingdom. Coverage history of this journal is as following: 1942-2025. The organization or individual who handles the printing and distribution of printed or digital publications is known as Publisher.

Call For Papers

Visit the official website of the journal/conference to check the further details about the call for papers.

Abbreviation

The IS0 4 standard abbreviation of African Studies is Afr. Stud.. This abbreviation ('Afr. Stud.') is well recommended and approved for the purpose of indexing, abstraction, referencing and citing goals. It meets all the essential criteria of ISO 4 standard.

ISO 4 (International Organization for Standardization 4) is an international standard that defines a uniform and consistent system for abbreviating serial publication titles and journals.

How to publish in African Studies

If your research field is/are related to Cultural Studies (Q1); History (Q1); Anthropology (Q2); Political Science and International Relations (Q2); Sociology and Political Science (Q2), then please visit the official website of this journal.

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate/percentage of any academic journal/conference depends upon many parameters. Some of the critical parameters are listed below.

• The demand or interest of researchers/scientists in publishing in a specific Journal/Conference.
• Peer review complexity and timeline.
• The mix of unsolicited and invited submissions.
• The time it takes from manuscript submission to final publication.
• And Many More.

It is essential to understand that the acceptance rate/rejection rate of papers varies among journals. Some Journals considers all the manuscripts submissions as a basis of acceptance rate computation. On the other hand, few consider the only manuscripts sent for peer review or few even not bother about the accurate maintenance of total submissions. Hence, it can provide a rough estimation only.

The best way to find out the acceptance rate is to reach out to the associated editor or to check the official website of the Journal/Conference.

Credits and Sources

• Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), https://www.scimagojr.com/
• Journal Impact Factor, https://clarivate.com/