Australasian Review of African Studies

Aims & Scope

The Australasian Review of African Studies aims to contribute to a better understanding of Africa in Australasia and the Pacific.

It is published twice a year in June and December by The African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific.

ARAS is a multi-disciplinary journal that seeks to provide critical, authoritative and accessible material on a range of African affairs that is interesting and readable to as broad an audience as possible, both academic and non-academic.

All articles are blind peer reviewed by two independent and qualified experts in their entirety prior to publication.

Each issue includes both scholarly and generalist articles, a book review section (which normally includes a lengthy review essay), short notes on contemporary African issues and events (up to 2,000 words), as well as reports on research and professional involvement in Africa, and on African university activities.

What makes the Review distinctive as a professional journal is this ‘mix’ of authoritative scholarly and generalist material on critical African issues written from very different disciplinary and professional perspectives.

The Review is available to all members of the African Studies Association of Australia and the Pacific as part of their membership.

Membership is open to anyone interested in African affairs, and the annual subscription fee is modest.

The ARAS readership intersects academic, professional, voluntary agency and public audiences and includes specialists, non-specialists and members of the growing African community in Australia.

There is also now a small but growing international readership which extends to Africa, North America and the United Kingdom.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.2

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.110

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	28544

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6

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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.

• Settlement and employment experiences of South Sudanese people from refugee backgrounds in Melbourne, Australia

  Citation: 37

  Authors: William, Ramón

• ‘It still matters’: The role of skin colour in the everyday life and realities of black African migrants and refugees in Australia

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Hyacinth, Parlo

• “There is really discrimination everywhere”: Experiences and consequences of Everyday Racism among the new black African diaspora in Australia

  Citation: 26

  Authors: Kwamena, Virginia

• Black bodies in/out of place? Afrocentric perspectives and/on racialised belonging in Australia

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Kwamena, Virginia

• The ‘Culturally and Linguistically Diverse’ (CALD) label: A critique using African migrants as exemplar

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Kwadwo, Hossein

• Towards Afrocentric Counternarratives of Race and Racism in Australia

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Kwamena, Virginia

• Experiences of vulnerability and sources of resilience among immigrants and refugees

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Hyacinth, Parlo, Dorothee, Jennifer

• ‘African-Australian’ Identity in the Making: Analysing its Imagery and Explanatory Power in View of Young Africans in Australia

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Abay

• Drivers of Export-Led Agriculture in Ghana: The Case of Emerging Cashew Production in Ghana’s Brong Ahafo Region

  Citation: 10

  Authors: James, Divine Odame, Peter Dok

• Educational resilience and experiences of African students with a refugee background in Australian tertiary education

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Alfred

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