Afrika Focus

Aims & Scope

Afrika Focus promotes critical and worldly debates with Africa at the centre.

It accepts scholarly contributions dealing with current trends and new developments at both empirical and theoretical levels, and encourages the submission of work from new generations of researchers based in the continent.

The articles should offer original research and address the interdisciplinary readership of this well-established journal.

The editorial committee decides on acceptance following international and double-blind peer-review.

The main languages of publication in Afrika Focus are English and French, but African languages (including Portuguese, Arabic and Afrikaans) are also accepted where editorial expertise allows.

Apart from papers, the journal publishes book reviews, reports on noteworthy intellectual events concerning Africa, exhibitions and artistic interventions with strong conceptual focus.

Submissions should adhere to the general guidelines for authors (including abstract, key words and reference list).

These reports are not peer reviewed.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	27272

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.120

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

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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.

• Wild edible plants in Ethiopia: a review on their potential to combat food insecurity

  Citation: 83

  Authors: Ermias, Zemede, Ensermu, Patrick

• Adansonia digitata L. – A review of traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Emmy, Kateřina, Patrick

• State and non-state regulation in African protracted crises: governance without government?

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Timothy, Ken, Koen

• Tamarindus indica L. – A review of traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Emmy, Kateřina, Patrick

• The rise of a mediated state in northern Kenya: the Wajir story and its implications for state-building

  Citation: 46

  Authors: Ken

• State and non-state regulation in African protracted crises: governance without government?

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Timothy, Ken, Koen

• Wild edible plants in Ethiopia: a review on their potential to combat food insecurity

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Ermias, Zemede, Ensermu, Patrick

• New political order in the DR Congo? the transformation of regulation

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Koen, Timothy

• Governing violence in the pastoralist space: Karrayu and state notions of cattle raiding in the Ethiopian Awash Valley

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Alemmaya, Tobias

• A review of factors associated with the utilization of healthcare services and strategies for improving postpartum care in Africa

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Danielle Yugbare, Seni, Anne, Joel A., Els, Olivier, Marleen

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