JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN STUDIES Impact factor 2025

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The latest impact factor of JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN STUDIES and all the other Web of Science journals was released on 20th June 2025 by Clarivate. Through this web page, researchers can check the impact factor, total citation, journal quartile, and journal aim & scope.

JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN STUDIES: Aim & Scope

JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN STUDIES is a Web of Science indexed journal tha publishes research in the area: Area Studies.
The ISSN of this journal is 1469-9397.

Impact factor of JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN STUDIES

Journal Title	JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN STUDIES
Impact Factor	0.8
SJR	0.261
ISSN	1469-9397
Quartile	Q2

The Journal Impact Factor is defined as citations to the journal in the JCR year to items published in the previous two years, divided by the total number of scholarly items, also known as citable items, (these comprise articles and reviews) published in the journal in the previous two years.

Impact factor data has a strong influence on the scientific community, affecting decisions on where to publish, whom to promote or hire, the success of grant applications, and even salary bonuses.

Only journals listed in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) and Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) receive an Impact Factor.

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