Contemporary Journal of African Studies

Published by African Journals Online (AJOL)

Abbrev: Contemp. J. Afr. Stud.
ISSN 2343-6530EISSN 2961-0427
Database Coverage
  • Scilit
Journal Articles
All-time journal articles
99
2025 journal articles
6
Subject
  • Linguistics & Language Studies
  • Literary Theory
  • Sociology
  • Folklore Studies
  • Communication Studies
  • Political Science & International Relations

Publications Analysis

Publications in 2016-2026
Open Access Publications in 2016-2026
Top Subjects

Publications in 2016-2026.

SubjectPublications
Sociology
25
Anthropology
20
Political Science & International Relations
18
Linguistics & Language Studies
16
Literary Theory
12
Modern History
9
Education & Pedagogy
8
Contemporary History
8
Folklore Studies
7
Communication Studies
6

Top Countries

Publications in 2016-2026.

CountryPublications
Ghana
20
Nigeria
3
Switzerland
3
South Africa
2
Cameroon
1
Burkina Faso
1
Germany
1
United States
1
Uganda
1
Zambia
1

Citation analysis
Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.
Total Citations
4
Total Publications
13
Average Citations
0.31
Cited Publications
2
Cited Publications %
15.4%
Self Citations
0
Self Citations %
0%

Metrics
2025 Integrated Impact Indicators
I3
4
I3/N
0.25
h5_index
5
Monthly Citation Metric (MCM)
0.38

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%
15.8
Max
17

Citation Origins
Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.
Citing Source Titles
Citing Publishers

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