African American Review

Aims & Scope

African American Review (AAR) is a scholarly aggregation of insightful essays on African American literature, theatre, film, the visual arts, and culture; interviews; poetry; fiction; and book reviews.

AAR has featured renowned writers and cultural critics including Trudier Harris, Arnold Rampersad, Hortense Spillers, Amiri Baraka, Cyrus Cassells, Rita Dove, Charles Johnson, Cheryl Wall, and Toni Morrison.

The official publication of the Modern Language Association's Division on Black American Literature and Culture, AAR fosters a vigorous conversation among writers and scholars in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.101

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29825

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	8

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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.

• The Ghosts of Slavery: Historical Recovery in Toni Morrison's Beloved

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Linda

• "Black Skins" and White Masks: Comic Books and the Secret of Race

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Marc

• Speaking the Body's Pain: Harriet Wilson's Our Nig

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Cynthia J.

• "That Unreasonable Restless Feeling": The Homosexual Subtexts of Nella Larsen's Passing

  Citation: 40

  Authors: David L.

• Beneath the Black Aesthetic: James Baldwin's Primer of Black American Masculinity

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Andrew, Barbara

• The Spirit of Trade: Olaudah Equiano's Conversion, Legalism, and the Merchant's Life

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Elizabeth Jane Wall

• Black Music on Radio During the Jazz Age

  Citation: 32

  Authors: William

• The Black Arts Movement and Hip-Hop

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Marvin J.

• The Re-Objectification and Re-Commodification of Saartjie Baartman in Suzan-Lori Parks's Venus

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Jean

• Call and Response as Critical Method: African-American Oral Traditions and Beloved

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Maggie

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