Journal profile · Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Africa Today
ISSN 0001-9887 · eISSN 1527-1978 · Indiana University Press
Africa Today: subscription journal; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Africa Today is published by Indiana University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are African Studies and Ethnography, African history and culture studies and Political Conflict and Governance, together about 47.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Sociology and Political Science
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- African Studies and EthnographySocial Sciences20.7%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences20.1%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences6.9%
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences6%
- African studies and sociopolitical issuesSocial Sciences5.4%
- Global Political and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences3.8%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities3.7%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 503OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.34OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,529 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 1 | 493 |
| 2025 | 25 | 2 | 760 |
| 2024 | 28 | 2 | 965 |
| 2023 | 39 | 6 | 990 |
| 2022 | 37 | 6 | 1,119 |
| 2021 | 41 | 2 | 1,079 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- ISSN
- 0001-9887
- Electronic ISSN
- 1527-1978
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Africa Today
Which databases index Africa Today?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Africa Today is indexed in Scopus.
Is Africa Today open access, and what is the APC?
Africa Today is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .