Journal profile · Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (all)
Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
ISSN 1645-3794 · eISSN 2182-7400 · Center for International Studies (CIS-IUL) of the Lisbon University Institute (ISCTE) · Portugal
Cadernos de Estudos Africanos: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 48 weeks (community reports); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cadernos de Estudos Africanos is published by Center for International Studies (CIS-IUL) of the Lisbon University Institute (ISCTE). 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 52.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Arts and Humanities-Arts and Humanities (all)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- African Studies and EthnographySocial Sciences22.3%
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences21.8%
- Political Conflict and GovernanceSocial Sciences8.9%
- Literature, Culture, and CriticismArts and Humanities5.7%
- International Development and AidSocial Sciences3.9%
- Global Political and Social DynamicsSocial Sciences3.6%
- Diaspora, migration, transnational identitySocial Sciences3.1%
- Physical Education and Sports StudiesSocial Sciences2.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Arts and Humanities | Q3 | 109/175 | 38th |
| General Social Sciences | Q4 | 243/286 | 15th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.11LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.36OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 484 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 81 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 93 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 207 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 144 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 132 |
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 48 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 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-SA | |
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Center for International Studies (CIS-IUL) of the Lisbon University Institute (ISCTE)
- Country or region
- Portugal
- Language
- English, French, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 1645-3794
- Electronic ISSN
- 2182-7400
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cadernos de Estudos Africanos
How long does peer review take at Cadernos de Estudos Africanos?
Authors report an average review time of about 48 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 Cadernos de Estudos Africanos?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cadernos de Estudos Africanos is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Cadernos de Estudos Africanos open access, and what is the APC?
Cadernos de Estudos Africanos 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: .