Souls

Aims & Scope

Souls is a quarterly interdisciplinary journal founded in 1999 and published by Taylor & Francis.

It is housed in the Department of African American Studies of the University of Illinois at Chicago and edited by historian and activist Barbara Ransby.

The journal was inspired by two academic publication projects initiated by W.

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B.

Du Bois: The Atlanta University Series of annual research readers published in the late 19th-early 20th century; and Phylon journal, founded by Du Bois at Atlanta University in 1940.

Its strategic objective is to use Du Boisian social and political theory as a starting point for examining the radical potential of the field of African-American Studies.

The journal explores the intellectual debates that are central to the work of scholars and activists, challenging our understanding of history, politics, social theory, and culture in ways that create new possibilities for a democratic praxis and pursuit of social justice.

Produced in the spirit of the intellectual activism of W.

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B.

Du Bois, Souls presents creative and challenging interpretations of the key issues now being confronted by scholars of modern black diaspora.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.122

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	26

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2024	0.00

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	27112

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	4

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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.

• The Belly of the World: A Note on Black Women’s Labors

  Citation: 479

  Authors: Saidiya

• Reproductive Justice as Intersectional Feminist Activism

  Citation: 310

  Authors: Loretta J.

• The Story of Islamophobia

  Citation: 156

  Authors: Junaid

• Plotting the Black Commons

  Citation: 107

  Authors: J. T.

• Black like Mao:<i>Red China and black revolution</i>

  Citation: 99

  Authors: Robin D.G., Betsy

• The Hyper-Criminalization of Black and Latino Male Youth in the Era of Mass Incarceration

  Citation: 82

  Authors: Victor M.

• For “the Children” Dancing the Beloved Community

  Citation: 76

  Authors: Jafari Sinclaire

• Narrating the Mute: Racializing and Racism in a Neoliberal Moment¹²

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Dana-Ain

• “So High You Can't Get Over it, So Low You Can't Get Under it”: Carceral Spatiality and Black Masculinities in the United States and South Africa

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Rashad

• Death by a Thousand Cuts: The Health Implications of Black Respectability Politics

  Citation: 49

  Authors: Hedwig, Margaret Takako

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