Journal of Southern African Studies

Published by Taylor & Francis

Abbrev: J. South. Afr. Stud.

ISSN 0305-7070EISSN 1465-3893

Database Coverage

Scopus
SSCI
Scilit

Journal Articles

All-time journal articles: 2,637
2025 journal articles: 59

Subject

Modern History
Human Geography
Contemporary History
Anthropology
Political Science & International Relations
Climate Change

Publications Analysis

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To

Publications in 2016-2026

Open Access Publications in 2016-2026

Top Subjects

Publications in 2016-2026.

Subject	Publications
Modern History	342
Contemporary History	270
Anthropology	185
Political Science & International Relations	169
Human Geography	140
Sociology	138
Literary Theory	122
Medieval & Early Modern History	103
History Of Russia & Eastern Europe	64
Agricultural Policy	45

Top Countries

Publications in 2016-2026.

Country	Publications
South Africa	290
United Kingdom	179
United States	116
Germany	32
Canada	20
Sweden	17
Portugal	16
Zimbabwe	16
Australia	14
Malawi	13

Citation analysis

Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.

Total Citations: 114
Total Publications: 139
Average Citations: 0.82
Cited Publications: 41
Cited Publications %: 29.5%
Self Citations: 0
Self Citations %: 0%

Metrics

2025 Integrated Impact Indicators

I3: 62
I3/N: 0.85
h5_index: 13
Monthly Citation Metric (MCM): 0.53

Monthly Citation Metric

Citations per year

All citations in 2016-2026

Citation Distribution

All citations to publications in 2023-2024.

Q1: 0
Med: 0
Q3: 2
99%: 20.2
Max: 23

Citation Origins

Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.

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