African Journal of Wildlife Research

Aims & Scope

The African Journal of Wildlife Research is an ISI ranked, leading peer reviewed scientific publication in wildlife research in Africa, Arabia and Madagascar, with a broad base covering scientific, applied, managerial, methodological and sociological issues related to wildlife research.

The journal publishes original full-length scientific papers, short communications, book reviews as well as reviews on science-based research invited by the editor-in-chief.

This research journal and has been published annually since 1971.

Until 2014 (Volume 44) the journal was known as the South African Journal of Wildlife Research and from 2015 (volume 45) the name changed to African Journal of Wildlife Research.

The journal reaches a wide readership, including both local and foreign wildlife managers, academics and wildlife owners, and libraries local and abroad.

It is an important reference for anyone interested in the management and sustainable utilisation of natural resources.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16278

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	46

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.311

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

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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 Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, 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 Demography and Dynamics of an Expanding, Managed African Wild Dog Metapopulation

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Harriet T., Michael G.L., David W.

• Break on Through to the Other Side: The Effectiveness of Game Fencing to Mitigate Human—Wildlife Conflict

  Citation: 38

  Authors: M. Kristina, Dominik T., Andrew J.

• Avoiding Intraguild Competition: Leopard Feeding Ecology and Prey Caching in Northern Botswana

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Andrew B., Sven L., J. Weldon

• A 20-Year Review of the Status and Distribution of African Wild Dogs (Lycaon pictus) in South Africa

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Samantha K., David G., Peter A., Kelly, Harriet T.

• An Inventory of Vertebrate Roadkill in the Greater Mapungubwe Transfrontier Conservation Area, South Africa

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Wendy J., Dan M., Ric T.F., Brian K., Harriet T.

• Living Near the Edge: A Review of the Ecological Relationships Between Large Carnivores in the Arid Kalahari

  Citation: 24

  Authors: Michael G.L.

• The Relative Abundance of Invasive House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) in an Urban Environment in South Africa is Determined by Land Use

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Kholosa, Colleen T.

• Socioeconomic and Health Implications of Human—Wildlife Interactions in Nthongoni, Eastern Kenya

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Danson K., Mercy, Fredrick, Maina, John, David, Stanislaus

• Large Carnivores as Tourism Flagship Species for the Zimbabwe Component of the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Esther van der, Muchaneta N., Aldwin

• Big Cats Return to Majete Wildlife Reserve, Malawi: Evaluating Reintroduction Success

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Willem D., Stijn, Alison J.

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