Journal of African Languages and Linguistics

Aims & Scope

The Journal of African Languages and Linguistics was founded in 1979 and has established itself as an important refereed forum for publications in African linguistics.

The Journal of African Languages and Linguistics welcomes original contributions on all aspects of African language studies, synchronic as well as diachronic, theoretical as well as data-oriented.

The journal further contains a list of recently published books on African languages and linguistics, which many libraries find to be of use for the acquisition of books.

The Journal of African Languages and Linguistics is a peer-reviewed journal of international scope.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.6
2024	0.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	26333

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	6

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.130

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	18

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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 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.

• Syllabic Consonants and Syllabification in Imdlawn Tashlhiyt Berber

  Citation: 98

  Authors: FRANÇOIS, MOHAMED

• Logophoric Reference in Gokana

  Citation: 64

  Authors: LARRY M., BERNARD

• Syllabic Consonants in Berber: Some New Evidence

  Citation: 44

  Authors: FRANÇOIS, MOHAMED

• Presentational focus and thematic structure in comparative Bantu

  Citation: 42

  Authors: KATHERINE, SHEILA

• Colonization and Pidginization on the Ubangi River

  Citation: 37

  Authors: WILLIAM J.

• The Phonemic System of Agar Dinka

  Citation: 29

  Authors: TORBEN

• On verb-initial and verb-final word orders in Lokạạ

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Mark C.

• Verb raising and subject inversion in Bantu relatives

  Citation: 26

  Authors: KATHERINE, CAROLYN

• Case inflection and nominal head marking in Dinka

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Torben

• Logophoric Systems in Chadic

  Citation: 22

  Authors: ZYGMUNT

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