Journal profile · WOMENS STUDIES
Feminist Africa
ISSN 1726-4596
Feminist Africa: CAS Zone 4 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 13 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Feminist Africa is in Zone 4 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Feminism, Gender, and Intersectionality, Gender and Feminist Studies and Feminist Theory and Gender Studies, together about 39.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Sociology and Political Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): WOMENS STUDIES
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Feminism, Gender, and IntersectionalitySocial Sciences19.8%
- Gender and Feminist StudiesSocial Sciences11%
- Feminist Theory and Gender StudiesSocial Sciences8.8%
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ IssuesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Historical Gender and Feminism StudiesSocial Sciences7.1%
- Gender Politics and RepresentationSocial Sciences6%
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary StudiesArts and Humanities3.3%
- Gender, Education, and Development IssuesSocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Womens Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Womens 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
ESCILetPub
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
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 75 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 | 63 |
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
- ISSN
- 1726-4596
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Feminist Africa
What CAS zone is Feminist Africa in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Feminist Africa is in Zone 4 of Sociology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Womens Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Feminist Africa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Feminist Africa is indexed in ESCI.
Is Feminist Africa open access, and what is the APC?
Feminist Africa 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .