Journal of Contemporary African Studies
Last updated ISSN 0258-9001
Journal of Contemporary African Studies is published by Taylor & Francis in social sciences. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Journal of Contemporary African Studies concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- African history and culture studies
- African studies and sociopolitical issues
- South African History and Culture
- International Development and Aid
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Educational Robotics and Engineering
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Human auditory perception and evaluation
- Land Rights and Reforms
Key facts
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0258-9001, 1469-9397 |
| Subject area | Social Sciences |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Emerging Sources Citation Index · Scopus |
| Articles published | 1,272 |
| Publishing since | 1981 |
| Journal website | www.tandfonline.com/toc/cjca20/current |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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