Journal of African Languages and Literary Studies

Aims & Scope

•The Journal of African Languages and Literary Studies (JoALLS) is a peer-reviewed, tri-annual journal aimed at advancing both theoretical and empirical research, inform policies and practices, and improve the understanding of the impact of academic research on the lives of Africans.

The journal provides a forum for the publication of articles from academics and policymakers on African Languages and Literature.

Articles not dealing with Africa, but whose themes could be of relevance to African scholarship, are also welcome. •The journal has a Virtual Editorial Assistant (VEA) who is attached to the journal’s editor and who liaises between the journal’s editor and the Authors.

The VEA receives and acknowledges the receipt of papers on behalf of the editor.

The VEA also creates a database of relevant reviewers and on the guidance of the editor, approaches potential reviewers with a list of articles available to be reviewed.

This enables the potential reviewer to select from the list an article which he/she really has an interest it.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	23416

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	7

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.165

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	1

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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 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.

• The politics and nuances of language in South Africa : a critical appraisal

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Itumeleng

• The COVID-19 Pandemic and the Right of Access to Information Conundrums in Zimbabwe

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Eventhough, Hlengiwe

• Empathy, Negrophobia and Rape in Zukiswa Wanner’s London Cape Town Joburg

  Citation: 3

  Authors: Dlamini

• Milestones, challenges and prospects in the implementation of the Language Provisions of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No.20) Act

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Eventhough

• The Right to an Interpreter in the Zimbabwean Justice System: The Missing Link

  Citation: 2

  Authors: Eventhough

• Error analysis in the essays of second year students of the National University of Lesotho

  Citation: 1

  Authors: B., M.

• A Comparative Reading of Dialogism and Monologism in Emecheta’s The Joys of Motherhood (1979) and Wanner’s London, Cape Town, Jorburg (2014)

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Andrew

• Sanctioning an anti-sanctions campaign? Comparing the textuality of news reports in Zimbabwean Newspapers on the anti-sanctions campaigns in Zimbabwe’s first republic

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Collen, Marianna

• Writing Mother Africa : African women creative writers and the environment

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Anna

• Disruption of Social Settings in Selected Narratives of Genocide

  Citation: 1

  Authors: Coletta, Nelson, Juliet

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