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Top Scientific Journals in Area Studies
Discover and benchmark premier peer-reviewed journals in Area Studies. Compare official Journal Impact Factor (IF), Web of Science quartiles (Q1–Q4), Scopus SJR, and Diamond Open Access status.
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Area Studies Journal Rankings(20 / 106)
Compare Journals#21
Tier 3
Social Dynamics-A Journal of African Studies
ISSN: 0253-3952 / 1940-7874 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
1.3
Scopus SJR
0.196
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#22
Tier 3
TRaNS-Trans-Regional and -National Studies of Southeast Asia
ISSN: 2051-364X / 2051-3658 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
1.3
Scopus SJR
0.203
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#23
Tier 4
African and Asian Studies
ISSN: 1569-2094 / 1569-2108 • Brill
Impact Factor
1.2
Scopus SJR
0.201
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#25
Tier 3
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF AFRICAN STUDIES
ISSN: 0008-3968 / 1923-3051 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
1.1
Scopus SJR
0.324
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#26
Tier 3
Journal of Contemporary African Studies
ISSN: 0258-9001 / 1469-9397 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
1.1
Scopus SJR
0.37
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#27
Tier 3
Latin American Research Review
ISSN: 0023-8791 / 1542-4278 • Latin American Studies Association
Impact Factor
1.1
Scopus SJR
0.387
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#30
Tier 2
International Journal of Middle East Studies
ISSN: 0020-7438 / 1471-6380 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
1
Scopus SJR
0.363
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#31
Tier 3
Journal of Asian and African Studies
ISSN: 0021-9096 / 1745-2538 • SAGE
Impact Factor
1
Scopus SJR
0.521
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#32
Tier 2
Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies
ISSN: 1944-8953 / 1944-8961 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
1
Scopus SJR
0.678
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#33
Tier 3
African Studies Review
ISSN: 0002-0206 / 1555-2462 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
0.9
Scopus SJR
0.278
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#34
Tier 3
Baltic Region
ISSN: 2079-8555 / 2310-0524 • Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University
Impact Factor
0.9
Scopus SJR
0.48
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#35
Tier 2
Journal of North African Studies
ISSN: 1362-9387 / 1743-9345 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
0.9
Scopus SJR
0.562
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#36
Tier 3
Southeast Asian Studies
ISSN: 2186-7275 / 2423-8686 • Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University
Impact Factor
0.9
Scopus SJR
0.219
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#37
Tier 4
Transformation-Critical Perspectives on Southern Africa
ISSN: 0258-7696 / 1726-1368
Impact Factor
0.9
Scopus SJR
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#38
Tier 2
Comparative Southeast European Studies
ISSN: 2701-8199 / 2701-8202
Impact Factor
0.8
Scopus SJR
0.241
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#39
Tier 2
Journal of Southern African Studies
ISSN: 0305-7070 / 1465-3893 • Taylor & Francis
Impact Factor
0.8
Scopus SJR
0.283
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#40
Tier 3
Modern Asian Studies
ISSN: 0026-749X / 1469-8099 • Cambridge University Press
Impact Factor
0.8
Scopus SJR
0.443
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