Journal profile · HISTORY
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES
ISSN 0361-7882 · Africana Pub. Co.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES: CAS Zone 3 · History (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 11 articles a year; indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES is published by Africana Pub. Co. and is in Zone 3 of History in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are African history and culture studies, Global Maritime and Colonial Histories and African history and culture analysis, together about 50.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Anthropology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): HISTORY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- African history and culture studiesSocial Sciences28.4%
- Global Maritime and Colonial HistoriesSocial Sciences11.4%
- African history and culture analysisSocial Sciences11.1%
- Colonialism, slavery, and tradeSocial Sciences6%
- South African History and CultureSocial Sciences5.8%
- African studies and sociopolitical issuesSocial Sciences4.3%
- African Studies and GeopoliticsSocial Sciences2.8%
- Global Peace and Security DynamicsSocial Sciences2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)History Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 3 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)History Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | History | Zone 4 |
| Minor | History | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
AHCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 173OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,770OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
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
- Africana Pub. Co.
- ISSN
- 0361-7882
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES
What CAS zone is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES is in Zone 3 of History, and in Zone 3 of the minor category History. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of History. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES is indexed in AHCI and Scopus.
Is INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES open access, and what is the APC?
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORICAL STUDIES 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: .