Anthropology Southern Africa
Published by Taylor & Francis
ISSN : 2332-3256 eISSN : 2332-3264
Abbreviation : Anthropol. South. Afr.
Aims & Scope
Anthropology Southern Africa is the peer-reviewed journal of the Anthropology Southern Africa association.
Formerly the South African Journal of Ethnology (1994-2001), the journal changed name and focus in 2002.
The journal aims to promote anthropology in Southern Africa, to support ethnographic and theoretical research, and to provide voices to public debates.
Anthropology Southern Africa is committed to contemporary perspectives in social and cultural anthropology and in relevant interdisciplinary scholarship.
It looks at the current conditions in Southern African, African, and Global societies, taking into consideration varied challenges such as the politics of difference, or poverty and dignity.
We have recently published on topics, which include, among others, cities and urbanism, new religious movements, popular culture, social media, neoliberalism, nationalism, racism, social memory, protests and social movements, health and illness, or human rights.
The journal publishes work on and from Southern Africa including Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
We occasionally publish material on and from other countries, where this is deemed relevant for Southern African perspectives.
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Impact Factor
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2025 | 0.4 |
2024 | 0.90 |
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2024 | 0.183 |
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2024 | 22259 |
Journal Citation Indicator
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2024 | 35 |
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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.
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Transitional and perpetual liminality: An identity practice perspective
Citation: 90
Authors: Sierk, Nie, Nick
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Waiting in liminal space: Migrants' queuing for Home Affairs in South Africa
Citation: 43
Authors: Rebecca, Darshan, Harry
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An index of waste: humanitarian design, “dignified living†and the politics of infrastructure in Cape Town
Citation: 39
Authors: Peter, Steven
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‘Zimbabwe will never be a colony again’: changing celebratory styles and meanings of independence
Citation: 34
Authors: Wendy
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Marriage as an end or the end of marriage? Change and continuity in Southern African marriages
Citation: 34
Authors: Julia, Rijk
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Food, memory and transnational gastronomic culture amongst Cameroonian migrants in Cape Town, South Africa
Citation: 28
Authors: Henrietta M.
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Instant mutuality: the development of Maboneng in inner-city Johannesburg
Citation: 25
Authors: Alice