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Afriques-Debats Methodes et Terrains d Histoire
ISSN 2108-6796 · Institut des Mondes Africains · France
Afriques-Debats Methodes et Terrains d Histoire: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2026 Xinrui edition); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 52 weeks (community reports); 15 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Afriques-Debats Methodes et Terrains d Histoire is published by Institut des Mondes Africains and is classed under Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Global Maritime and Colonial Histories, African history and culture analysis and Colonialism, slavery, and trade, together about 38.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology and Political Science and International Relations. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): AREA STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences15.3%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences12.9%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences10.2%
- African Studies and GeopoliticsSocial Sciences9.1%
- African Studies and EthnographySocial Sciences8.5%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences8.3%
- Rangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, GenderSocial Sciences4.5%
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)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Area Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.14LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.09OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 87.5%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 225 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 59 | 59 | 68 |
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 52 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 52 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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-ND | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship
- AI use
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Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institut des Mondes Africains
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English, French, German
- ISSN
- 2108-6796
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Afriques-Debats Methodes et Terrains d Histoire
What CAS zone is Afriques-Debats Methodes et Terrains d Histoire in?
In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Afriques-Debats Methodes et Terrains d Histoire?
Authors report an average review time of about 52 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 Afriques-Debats Methodes et Terrains d Histoire?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Afriques-Debats Methodes et Terrains d Histoire is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Afriques-Debats Methodes et Terrains d Histoire open access, and what is the APC?
Afriques-Debats Methodes et Terrains d Histoire 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; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .