Journal of Religion in Africa

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Religion in Africa, founded in 1967 by Andrew Walls, is interested in all religious traditions and all their forms, in every part of Africa, and it is open to every methodology.

Its contributors include scholars working in history, anthropology, sociology, political science, missiology, literature and related disciplines.

It occasionally publishes religious texts in their original African language.

Presenting a unique forum for the debate of theoretical issues in the analysis of African religion past and present, the Journal of Religion in Africa also encourages the development of new methodologies.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.4

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.275

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	40

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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, 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.

• Mediating the Global and Local in Nigerian Pentecostalism

  Citation: 107

  Authors: Ruth

• Discontinuity and the Discourse of Conversion

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Matthew

• Charismatic/Pentecostal Appropriation of Media Technologies in Nigeria and Ghana

  Citation: 90

  Authors: Rosalind I.J.

• Ambivalent Commitments: Troubles of Morality, Religiosity and Aspiration among Young Egyptians

  Citation: 89

  Authors: Samuli

• THE 'INVISIBLE' NGO: US EVANGELICAL MISSIONS IN KENYA

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Julie

• Healing the Wounds of Modernity: Salvation, Community and Care in a Neo-Pentecostal Church in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Hansjörg

• Pentecostal Witchcraft: Neoliberal Possession and Demonic Discourse in Ivoirian Pentecostal Churches

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Sasha

• From Camp to Encompassment: Discourses of Transsubjectivity in the Ghanaian Pentecostal Diaspora

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Rijk A. Van

• New African Initiated Pentecostalism and Charismatics in South Africa

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Allan

• ALTAR MEDIA'S LIVING WORD : TELEVISED CHARISMATIC CHRISTIANITY IN GHANA

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Marleen

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