African Geographical Review

Aims & Scope

The African Geographical Review (AGR) is a leading international peer reviewed journal for geographical scholarship relating to Africa.

It publishes the highest quality research in all fields of geography, including human, nature - society, physical and the techniques.

The journal publishes several types of articles, including research manuscripts, commentaries, methodological notes, field notes, featured reflections, and book reviews.

The overall aims of the AGR are to enhance the standing of geography of and in Africa, to promote better representation of African scholarship, and to facilitate lively academic conversations regarding the African continent.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.433

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13037

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	198

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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 Earth and Planetary Sciences 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.

• Implications of supermarket expansion on urban food security in Cape Town, South Africa

  Citation: 60

  Authors: Stephen, William, Jane

• Interrogating the technocratic (neoliberal) agenda for agricultural development and hunger alleviation in Africa

  Citation: 59

  Authors: William, Matthew, Rachel

• A political ecology of high-input agriculture in northern Ghana

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Hanson, Rachel

• GIS-based potential landfill site selection using MCDM-AHP modeling of Gondar Town, Ethiopia

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Getahun, Sintayehu Legesse, Kefelegn

• ‘Abandoning’ farms in search of food: food remittance and household food security in Ghana

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Vincent, Paul, Godwin, Isaac

• MDGs to SDGs – new goals, same gaps: the continued absence of urban food security in the post-2015 global development agenda

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Jane

• Engaging with and measuring informality in the proposed Urban Sustainable Development Goal

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Helen, David, Michael, Nishendra

• Gender dimensions of climate change adaptation practices: the experiences of smallholder crop farmers in the transition zone of Ghana

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Charlotte, Kwadwo, Irene S., Tom Mboya

• Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sustainability in Victoria Falls: Focus on Hotels, Tour Operators and Related Attractions

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Kaitano, Godwell

• From the seat of a traditional Kingdom to a Garden city: the socio-spatial politics of managing green areas in Kumasi, Ghana

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Clifford, Gifty

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