Africa Review

Aims & Scope

Africa Review is an interdisciplinary academic journal of the African Studies Association of India (ASA India) and focuses on theoretical, historical, literary and developmental enquiries related to African affairs.

The central aim of the journal is to promote a scholarly understanding of developments and change in Africa, publishing both original scholarship on developments in individual countries as well as comparative analyses examining the wider region.

Africa Review will be published by Brill from 2022.

The archive (20009-2021) will be added to this website gradually before that date.

The journal serves the full spectrum of social science disciplinary communities, including anthropology, archaeology, history, law, sociology, demography, development studies, economics, education, gender studies, industrial relations, literature, politics and urban studies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.232

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	19414

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	48

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• An overview of the obstacles to the African economic integration process in view of the African continental free trade area

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Michael Takudzwa

• Rapid urban expansion and the challenge of pro-poor housing in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Edmond J., Edith

• Social media, traditional media and party politics in Ghana

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Ransford Edward

• Digital Financial Inclusion for Women in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Tinuade Adekunbi

• The role and significance of traditional leadership in the governance of modern democratic South Africa

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Mojalefa Lehlohonolo J.

• Does “rising power” mean “rising donor”? Turkey’s development aid in Africa

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Mehmet

• Beyond gender: interrogating women’s experiences in FTLRP in Zimbabwe

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Sandra, Manase Kudzai

• Reflections on the ‘Zimbabwean crisis 2000–2008’ and the survival strategies: the sustainable livelihoods framework (SLF) analysis

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Itai

• The influx of Zimbabweans into South Africa: a crisis of governance that spills over

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Nicola, Catherine

• The impact of xenophobia and xenophobic violence on South Africa’s developmental partnership agenda

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Faith

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