African Studies

Aims & Scope

African Studies is an international interdisciplinary journal which aims to publish high quality conceptual and empirical writing relevant to Africa.

Significant disciplines include but are not limited to: anthropology, critical race, gender and sexuality studies, geography, history, literary, cultural and media studies, sociology, and politics.

The journal welcomes critical investigations of social dynamics in Africa, grounded in relevant illustrative, qualitative, evidentiary approaches.

The journal encourages innovative contributions from established and new scholars that not only reflect current conceptual thinking but also draw upon Africa in order to question received theoretical and methodological paradigms.

With an active editorial board that encompasses scholars from a variety of disciplines based at both South African and international universities, the journal seeks to foster an inter-disciplinary and global conversation from, with and about Africa.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	1.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	16300

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	95

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.310

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
• 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 Materiality of Everyday Sex: Thinking beyond 'prostitution'

  Citation: 404

  Authors: Mark

• Introduction: vigilantism and the policing of everyday life in South Africa

  Citation: 121

  Authors: Lars, Steffen

• On the fault-line: The politics of AIDS policy in contemporary South Africa

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Helen

• Sexual Socialisation in South Africa: A Historical Perspective

  Citation: 100

  Authors: Peter, Clive

• Politicised Ethnicity, Competitive Politics and Conflict in Kenya: A Historical Perspective

  Citation: 97

  Authors: Rok

• Building new capital cities in Africa: Lessons for new satellite towns in developing countries

  Citation: 93

  Authors: Ismaila Rimi, Petra Leisenring

• An Epidemic Waiting to Happen? The Spread of HIV/AIDS in South Africa in Social and Historical Perspective

  Citation: 77

  Authors: Shula

• An Epidemic of Witchcraft? The Implications of AIDS for the Post-Apartheid State

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Adam

• Living Within and Beyond Johannesburg: Exclusion, Religion, and Emerging Forms of Being

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Loren B.

• Can Moral Ethnicity Trump Political Tribalism? The Struggle for Land and Nation in Kenya

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Jacqueline M.

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