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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Jan
2023
The exploitation of Nigeria’s Chibok girls and the creation of a social problem industry
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22
Jan
2023
Defamation of the president, racial nationalism, and the Roy Clarke affair in Zambia
African Affairs
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Dec
2022
Book Review
African Affairs
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Dec
2022
Book Review Gold Open Access
African Affairs
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Dec
2022
Book Review
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Dec
2022
Book Review
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Dec
2022
Book Review
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14
Oct
2022
Land Restitution and Conflict in Cameroon: the case of The Bakweri Gold Open Access
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Impactful Papers

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

Altmetric Attention Score: 48
Alms, Arms, And The Aftermath: The Legacies Of Rebel Provision Of Humanitarian Aid In Ethiopia
African Affairs2022-04-24

Altmetric Attention Score: 34
The politics of non-state security provision in Burkina Faso: koglweogo self-defence groups' ambiguous pursuit of recognition
African Affairs2022-02-04

Altmetric Attention Score: 33
Briefing: Amhara nationalism: The empire strikes back
African Affairs2021-01-20


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Cited Half-Life

Cited publication years:

Cited median publication year:
2012

Scholars
Authors who recently published in African Affairs:
Scholar Affiliation
Giovanni Pasquali U.K.
Claire Elder N/A
Eric Cezne N/A
Elena Gadjanova U.K.
Georgi Asatryan Russia
Susan Dodsworth N/A
Lauren Honig N/A
Kamau Wairuri N/A
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