African Affairs

SJR Rank #5,674H-index: 93SJR: 0.911Best quartile: Q1APC: US$4,544

Journal website: aims, scope and author guidelines

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Country

United Kingdom

Type

journal

SJR by Edition

Subject Categories

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ1

Areas: Social Sciences

Most published research topics

African history and culture studiesAfrican studies and sociopolitical issuesAfrican history and culture analysisGlobal Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSouth African History and CultureLegal case studies and regulationsInternational Development and AidHistorical and Contemporary Political DynamicsGlobal Peace and Security DynamicsDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

Documents per Year

Detailed Information

ISSN

0001-9909, 1468-2621

SJR Best Quartile

Region

Western Europe

Citations per Document (2 years)

2.29

References per Document

71.78

Coverage

1901-2025

Scope

African Affairs is published on behalf of the Royal African Society and is the top ranked journal in African Studies. It is an inter-disciplinary journal, with a focus on the politics and international relations of sub-Saharan Africa. It also includes sociology, anthropology, economics, and to the extent that articles inform debates on contemporary Africa, history, literature, art, music and more. Each issue of African Affairs contains new original research articles, as well as briefings on contemporary issues, and research notes on ethical and methodological challenges. There is also a substantial section of book reviews, with occasional review articles.

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