Critical African Studies
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Aims & Scope
Critical African Studies seeks to return Africanist scholarship to the heart of theoretical innovation within each of its constituent disciplines, including Anthropology, Political Science, Sociology, History, Law and Economics. We offer authors a more flexible publishing platform than other journals, allowing them greater space to develop empirical discussions alongside theoretical and conceptual engagements. We aim to publish scholarly articles that offer both innovative empirical contributions, grounded in original fieldwork, and also innovative theoretical engagements. This speaks to our broader intention to promote the deployment of thorough empirical work for the purposes of sophisticated theoretical innovation. We invite contributions that meet the aims of the journal, including special issue proposals that offer fresh empirical and theoretical insights into African Studies debates.
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ANTHROPOLOGY
AREA STUDIES
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
ANTHROPOLOGY
AREA STUDIES
SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisCritical African Studies (ISSN: 2168-1392) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Arts and Humanities, published by Taylor & Francis in United Kingdom. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 0.90, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (ESCI), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.407 (Q1), an H-index of 21.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 0 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $2,833 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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