Journal of Contemporary African Studies

879 papers and 7.9k indexed citations

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The 879 papers published in Journal of Contemporary African Studies in the last decades have received a total of 7.9k indexed citations. Papers published in Journal of Contemporary African Studies usually cover Sociology and Political Science (522 papers), Anthropology (222 papers) and Political Science and International Relations (197 papers) specifically the topics of African history and culture studies (158 papers), African studies and sociopolitical issues (156 papers) and South African History and Culture (145 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Journal of Contemporary African Studies are Jon Abbink, Jeremy Seekings, Bruce Baker, Corinne Knowles, Kirk Helliker, Christian John Makgala, Karuti Kanyinga, Marja Spierenburg, Peter Kagwanja and Ian Taylor.

In The Last Decade

Journal of Contemporary African Studies

714 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Fields of papers published in Journal of Contemporary African Studies

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries where authors publish in Journal of Contemporary African Studies

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