Journal profile
Africana Studia
ISSN 0874-2375 · eISSN 2182-2867 · Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto · Portugal
Africana Studia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 25 weeks (community reports).
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Africana Studia is published by Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are African history and culture studies, African Studies and Ethnography and Literature, Culture, and Criticism, together about 47.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Africana Studia (AS) is a scientific and interdisciplinary journal on Africa and African societies. It is published twice a year.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences27.9%
- African Studies and EthnographySocial Sciences11.5%
- Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities8.1%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences6.3%
- History of Colonial BrazilSocial Sciences5%
- African Studies and GeopoliticsSocial Sciences4.2%
- Global Political and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences3.7%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities2.9%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 711 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 33 | 8 |
| 2025 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| 2024 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| 2023 | 36 | 36 | 32 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 23 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
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.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted2
- articleAfricana Studia publishes only original articles.Length not stated
- book reviewBook reviews should not exceed 25 000 characters.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest
No advertising except institutional or from scientific journals. Model summary
The Editorial Board of AS does not accept advertising other than institutional or the one coming from scientific journals.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright of published material belongs to the journal. Model summary
Copyrights of all published material belong to Africana Studia.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal; accepted articles published without charges for authors and editors. Model summary
Africana Studia is an open access journal which aims to promote the dissemination and debate of scientific research.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: at least two blind reviewers per manuscript using a standard form. Model summary
Every manuscript is blindly evaluated by at least two peer-reviewers on the basis of a standard form provided by the Editorial Board of AS.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Arquivamento distribuído via sistema LOCKSS. Model summary
Esta revista utiliza o sistema LOCKSS para criar um sistema de arquivo distribuído entre as bibliotecas participantes e permite às mesmas criar arquivos permanentes da revista para a preservação e restauração.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Centro de Estudos Africanos da Universidade do Porto
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- English, French, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 0874-2375
- Electronic ISSN
- 2182-2867
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Africana Studia
How long does peer review take at Africana Studia?
Authors report an average review time of about 25 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Which databases index Africana Studia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Africana Studia is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Africana Studia open access, and what is the APC?
Africana Studia is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; 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: .