About the journal
Africa Spectrum is an open-access journal published by SAGE Publishing in United Kingdom, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared review time at DOAJ: 6 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- SAGE Publishing
- ISSN
- 0002-0397 · 1868-6869
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Articles in DOAJ
- 445
- Declared review time
- 6 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- double_blind
- Official website
- https://journals.sagepub.com/home/afr
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2009-08-04
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- —
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 6 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
445
Most recent article
2 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
6weeks
Works in OpenAlex
769
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
41
i10-index
197
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2022-09-18
- Added to DOAJ
- 2009-08-04
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSLOCKSSPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-10-05
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 83%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 92%
- Enrolled in Crossref Similarity Check
- ✓
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity3
- Alternate titles
- Africa SpectrumAfrica spectrum
- Source type
- journal
- Society affiliations
- GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies
Classification6
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- African history and culture studies
- African history and culture studies
- International Development and Aid
- International Development and Aid
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Political Conflict and Governance
- African history and culture analysis
- African history and culture analysis
Show all subjects (50)
- African studies and sociopolitical issues
- African studies and sociopolitical issues
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Peacebuilding and International Security
- Peacebuilding and International Security
- South African History and Culture
- South African History and Culture
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Land Rights and Reforms
- Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
- Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
- African cultural and philosophical studies
- African cultural and philosophical studies
- African Studies and Ethnography
- African Studies and Ethnography
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- African Studies and Geopolitics
- African Studies and Geopolitics
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Natural Resources and Economic Development
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Urban and Rural Development Challenges
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identity
- Migration and Labor Dynamics
- Anthropological Studies and Insights
- Global Political and Social Dynamics
- Global Political and Social Dynamics
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues
- Human Rights and Development
Keywords (DOAJ)
- africa
- politics
- culture
- economics
- sociocultural issues
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