African Affairs

The statistics shown below contain data since 1 November 2018.
Basic Information
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Founded in: 1901
Homepage: https://academic.oup.com/afraf...
Twitter: @AfrAfJournal
Association: Royal African Society (@royafrisoc)
Category: Political Science Area Studies
Rank:
• 6 / 84 in Area Studies
• 57 / 238 in Political Science & International Relations
‣ 49 / 187 in Political Science

Authors per paper:
     Average: 1
     Median: 1
References per paper:
     Average: No data available.
     Median: No data available.

Journal Impact Factor (JIF) for African Affairs:

  • 2021 Impact Factor: 3.017
  • 2020 Impact Factor: 3.203
  • 2019 Impact Factor: 2.145
  • 2018 Impact Factor: 2.188

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Latest papers
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Jun
2022
Reading Mozambique’s mega-project developmentalism through the workplace: evidence from Chinese and Brazilian investments Gold Open Access
African Affairs
28
Jun
2022
Virtual issue: elections
African Affairs
24
Jun
2022
Ruling Party Patronage, Brokerage, and Contestations at Urban Markets in Harare Gold Open Access
African Affairs
30
Apr
2022
Misinformation Across Digital Divides: Theory And Evidence From Northern Ghana Gold Open Access
African Affairs
28
Apr
2022
Nigeria and World War II: Colonialism, Empire, and Global Conflict
African Affairs
28
Apr
2022
India’s Infrastructure Building In Africa: South-South Cooperation And The Abstraction Of Responsibility Gold Open Access
African Affairs
28
Apr
2022
Research Briefing: China, Africa And The 2021 Dakar Focac
African Affairs
28
Apr
2022
State Weakness, a fragmented patronage-based system, and protracted local conflict in the Central African Republic
African Affairs

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Impactful Papers

Altmetric Attention Score: 168
The Successes and Failures of Economic Reform in Nigeria’s Post-Military Political Settlement
African Affairs2019-12-16

Altmetric Attention Score: 164
The Motivations and Dynamics of Zimbabwe’s 2017 Military Coup
African Affairs2019-10-30

Altmetric Attention Score: 138
From peace campaigns to peaceocracy: Elections, order and authority in Africa
African Affairs2019-07-22

Altmetric Attention Score: 111
Nigerian Soldiers On The War Against Boko Haram
African Affairs2021-03-29

Altmetric Attention Score: 85
The Sahel crisis since 2012
African Affairs2020-08-26

Altmetric Attention Score: 63
The Political Economy Of Biafra Separatism And Post-war Igbo Nationalism In Nigeria
African Affairs2020-10-31

Altmetric Attention Score: 52
The Complex choreography of agricultural biotechnology in Africa
African Affairs2020-07-29

Altmetric Attention Score: 48
Misinformation Across Digital Divides: Theory And Evidence From Northern Ghana Gold Open Access
African Affairs2022-04-30


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Cited Half-Life

Cited publication years:

Cited median publication year:
2011

Scholars
Authors who recently published in African Affairs:
Scholar Affiliation
Eric Cezne N/A
Elena Gadjanova U.K.
Georgi Asatryan Russia
Susan Dodsworth N/A
Lauren Honig N/A
Kamau Wairuri N/A
Philippe M. Frowd Canada
Ragnhild Louise Muriaas Norway
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