African Identities

Aims & Scope

African Identities provides a critical forum for the examination of African and diasporic expressions, representations and identities.

The aim of this journal is to open up various horizons in the field: to encourage the development of theory and practice in a wider spread of disciplinary approaches; to promote conceptual innovation and to provide a venue for the entry of new perspectives.

The journal focuses on the myriad of ways in which cultural production creates zones of profound expressive possibilities by continually generating texts and contexts of reflexive import.

With an emphasis on gender, class, nation, marginalisation, "otherness" and difference, the journal explores how African identities, either by force of expediency or contingency, create layered terrains of (ex)change, decentre dominant meanings, paradigms and certainties.

Important questions about the meanings of Africanness, "post-coloniality" and syncreticisms, for example, provide conceptual frameworks within which to situate the critical analysis of African cultural production and the axis of engagement with popular culture.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15739

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	197

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.329

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

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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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in 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 Subprime and the beautiful

  Citation: 143

  Authors: Fred

• How the ‘cult of femininity’ and violent masculinities support endemic gender based violence in contemporary South Africa

  Citation: 115

  Authors: Pumla Dineo

• Beyond the Other? A postcolonial critique of the failed state thesis

  Citation: 79

  Authors: Jonathan

• Rethinking ‘masculinities in transition’ in South Africa considering the ‘intersectionality’ of race, class, and sexuality with gender

  Citation: 54

  Authors: Benita

• On the Postcolony: a brief response to critics

  Citation: 53

  Authors: Achille

• Lecturers’ reflections on use of Zoom video conferencing technology for e-learning at a South African university in the context of coronavirus

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Cedric Bheki

• Fake news, social media and xenophobia in South Africa

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Vincent

• Kwaito, ‘dawgs' and the antimonies of hustling

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Bhekizizwe

• The perils of development from above: land deals in Ethiopia

  Citation: 38

  Authors: Dessalegn

• Students’ experiences of using digital technologies to address their personal research needs during the COVID-19 lockdown

  Citation: 37

  Authors: Lerato Hlengiwe

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