African Studies Review

Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP)

Abbrev: Afr. Stud. Rev.

ISSN 0002-0206EISSN 1555-2462

Database Coverage

Scopus
SSCI
Scilit

Journal Articles

All-time journal articles: 6,198
2025 journal articles: 216

Subject

Modern History
Contemporary History
Literary Theory
Political Science & International Relations
Anthropology
Medieval & Early Modern History

Publications Analysis

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Publications in 2016-2026

Open Access Publications in 2016-2026

Top Subjects

Publications in 2016-2026.

Subject	Publications
Modern History	547
Contemporary History	494
Literary Theory	420
Anthropology	387
Political Science & International Relations	305
Sociology	270
Medieval & Early Modern History	250
Human Geography	164
Art	150
Theater	89

Top Countries

Publications in 2016-2026.

Country	Publications
United States	781
United Kingdom	89
South Africa	80
Nigeria	74
Canada	66
Belgium	25
France	23
Germany	22
Ghana	20
Portugal	16

Citation analysis

Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.

Total Citations: 77
Total Publications: 353
Average Citations: 0.22
Cited Publications: 42
Cited Publications %: 11.9%
Self Citations: 6
Self Citations %: 7.8%

Metrics

2025 Integrated Impact Indicators

I3: 104
I3/N: 1.58
h5_index: 13
Monthly Citation Metric (MCM): 0.17

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: 1
99%: 11.5
Max: 23

Citation Origins

Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.

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