Safundi

Aims & Scope

Safundi is a peer-reviewed quarterly academic journal that publishes analyses of the United States and South Africa from a transnational and/or comparative perspective, seeking to understand each country in relation to the other.

The title derives from the initial letters of South Africa and America and the word fundi, which comes from the isiXhosa verb - funda, which translates as "to read" or "to learn”. although new comparative and transnational research is the journal’s principal focus, Safundi also publishes articles specifically addressing one country, provided the research is of interest to an international audience.

The Editors will consider submissions relating to other countries in southern Africa and the Americas, as well as to other parts of the world, if these lead to broader comparative insights.

We encourage interdisciplinary perspectives on topics in fields including but not limited to anthropology, human and cultural geography, history, languages and literatures, communications, visual cultures and film.

Safundi publishes academic articles.

Intelligent, exploratory essays and suggestions for review articles are also welcomed.

We occasionally solicit contributions to roundtable discussions.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.1
2024	0.20

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.106

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	16

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	29024

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	8

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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 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.

• Caster Semenya: Gods and Monsters

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Brenna

• “Run, Caster Semenya, Run!” Nativism and the Translations of Gender Variance

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Neville

• Populism and the politics of misinformation

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Eiríkur

• Zanele Muholi's Intimate Archive: Photography and Post-apartheid Lesbian Lives

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Kylie

• “In a Country where You couldn’t Make this Shit up”?: Literary Non‐Fiction in South Africa

  Citation: 27

  Authors: Hedley

• The Struggle for Zimbabwe, Then and Now: Notes Toward a Deep History of the Current Crisis

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Michael O.

• From Socio-nature to Spectral Presence: Re-imagining the Once and Future Landscape of Johannesburg

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Jeremy

• Queer politics and intersectionality in South Africa

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Nadia, Zethu

• Competing Explanations of Zimbabwe's Long Economic Crisis

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Patrick

• Institutionalizing International Influence

  Citation: 19

  Authors: Joel

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