Research in African Literatures

Aims & Scope

Founded in 1970, Research in African Literatures is the premier journal of African literary studies worldwide and provides a forum in English for research on the oral and written literatures of Africa, as well as information on African publishing, announcements of importance to Africanists, and notes and queries of literary interest.

Reviews of current scholarly books are included in every issue, often presented as review essays, and a forum offers readers the opportunity to respond to issues raised in articles and book reviews.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.30

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.200

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	27

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21152

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	29

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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.

• An Oral Philosophy of Personhood: Comments on Philosophy and Orality

  Citation: 74

  Authors: Kwasi

• The Postcolonial Constellation: Contemporary Art in a State of Permanent Transition

  Citation: 61

  Authors: Okwui

• The Re-invention of Africa: Edward Said, V. Y. Mudimbe, and Beyond

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Ali A.

• The African Oceans—Tracing the Sea as Memory of Slavery in South African Literature and Culture

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Gabeba

• Residing in Kinshasa: Between Colonial Modernization and Globalization

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Bogumil

• Toward a Planetary History of Afrofuturism

  Citation: 41

  Authors:

• Arresting Time, Resisting Arrest: Narrative Time and the African Dictator in NgÅ©gÄ© wa Thiong'o's <em>Wizard of the Crow</em>

  Citation: 39

  Authors:

• Theory, Literature, and Moral Considerations

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Simon

• Life, Sovereignty, and Terror in the Fiction of Amos Tutuola

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Achille

• In the Shadow of the Castle: (Trans)Nationalism, African American Tourism, and Gorée Island

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Salamishah

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