English Studies in Africa

Aims & Scope

Since it was established in the Department of English at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1958, English Studies in Africa has published a number of key interventions in literary studies.

The journal has emphasized, as its name attests, the study of world literature in English within African contexts, at the same time as it set about promoting the study of African literature worldwide.

Its founding editors clearly wished to establish a conduit between Anglo-American and Southern African literary studies, and this ethos persists, though in a revised form.

Despite this commitment to its context, however, English Studies in Africa is unique in its willingness to publish articles on any literary, educational or language topic that the editors adjudge will be of interest to its diverse readership.

While articles regarding English-language education and the English language in its various African manifestations are welcomed, contributors should be apprised of the fact that literary studies remain the core concern of the journal.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.187

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	13

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Abstracting & Indexing

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities, 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.

• CONCEPTUALIZING ‘POST-TRANSITIONAL’ SOUTH AFRICAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Ronit, Craig

• MULTILITERACIES AND MULTIMODALITY IN ENGLISH IN EDUCATION IN AFRICA: MAPPING THE TERRAIN

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Pippa, Denise

• MOBILISING AND MODALISING POETRY IN A SOWETO CLASSROOM

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Denise, Robert

• PAN-AFRICANISM AND COSMOPOLITANISM: THE CASE OF JOMO KENYATTA

  Citation: 23

  Authors: SIMON

• FROM LITERACY TO ‘MULTILITERACIES’: LEARNING TO MEAN IN THE NEW COMMUNICATIONS ENVIRONMENT

  Citation: 22

  Authors: Bill, Mary

• THE USES OF NOSTALGIA

  Citation: 22

  Authors: David

• ‘LOSE YOUR MOTHER, KILL YOUR CHILD’: THE PASSAGE OF SLAVERY AND ITS AFTERLIFE IN NARRATIVES BY YVETTE CHRISTIANSË AND SAIDIYA HARTMAN

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Meg

• BLOOD, FLAW, TAINT, DEGENERATION: THE CASE OF SARAH GERTRUDE MILLIN

  Citation: 18

  Authors: J. M.

• WALKING THROUGH THE DOOR AND INHABITING THE HOUSE: SOUTH AFRICAN LITERARY CULTURE AND CRITICISM AFTER THE TRANSITION

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Meg

• MULTIMODALITY AND ENGLISH EDUCATION IN UGANDAN SCHOOLS

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Maureen, Shelley, Harriet, Bonny

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